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Which country smuggled opium into China and initiated the Opium Wars?
British merchants had the habit of smuggling opium into China. The Chinese government was opposed to this, so blocked British shipping from entering Chinese ports. The British Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston (who was called 'the irreducible minimum of government, the cement of British politics') took offence to this and declared war on the Chinese.
What did behind the iron curtain mean?
british troops attacking pizza steve
What did bef mean in the war?
British Expeditionary Force. This was the British Army which was stationed in France in 1939 and was trapped in and rescued from Dunkirk when the Germans overran France.
How did you win the war?
we won the revolutionary war by defeting the british!!!!!!!
Who was the group of colonist who supported Britain during the revolution?
There were many more than just one colonist. The colonists who supported Great Britain and fought to remain a part of the British Empire were referred to as Loyalists, or Tories. There were many Tory regiments from every colony that fought alongside the British during the Revolutionary War, including many from New York, New Jersey, South Carolina and North Carolina as the theatres of the war were centered in those locations.
