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The British needed Chinese goods, primarily tea, but the Chinese didn't need anything from the British. That would leave a trade deficit on the British side, so they got the Chinese nation addicted to opium (unprocessed heroin) which they produced in India. When the Chinese emperor tried to ban opium, the Chinese people rebelled against him, backed by the British, which led to Opium wars.
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What was the Hong Kong conflict when Britain handed it over to China?
The smuggle of a very addicting drug named Opium that was brought over to China from Britain's Indian colonies. When China banned this highly effective and addicting drug from China, the British attacked Chinese ports. There we seen it as the Opium War between China and Britain. Britain however won the war, but banned Opium.
Who won the Opium War the Chinese or the British?
The British won the first and second Opium War.
What war was fought between Britain and china?
Opium wars.
What did Britain do to correct its balance of trade with China?
sell opium
What linked Great Britain India and China in the nineteenth century?
Opium
What good did Britain import into China?
Some might say opium.
Who was in the opium wars?
Britain and China
What led to conflict between Great Britain and China in the mid-19th century?
Great Britain would not stop its merchants from selling opium in China.
What was the result of Britain making money in the opium trade with China?
China declared a ban on opium trading and ordered Britain to stop
What was result of the opium wars?
Britain gaind the right to trade with china
Why did opium wars begin?
China and Britain traded opium, Britain go the opium from south India, Chinese people were getting onto this drug and so China tried to stopped all trade with Britain. China also tried to get rid of most of the opium but failed, china hurt Britain's economy and Britain attacked china's navy but china ended up losing because Britain went through the Industrial Revolution so they had better weapons that could reload faster and fire farther
How did Britain seek to correct it's balance of trade with China?
selling opium
Why did the opium trade exist?
Bc Britain wanted to trade their opium for china’s tea
What was the cause the opium war?
China and Britain traded opium, Britain go the opium from south India, Chinese people were getting onto this drug and so China tried to stopped all trade with Britain. China also tried to get rid of most of the opium but failed, china hurt Britain's economy and Britain attacked china's navy but china ended up losing because Britain went through the Industrial Revolution so they had better weapons that could reload faster and fire farther
What was the causes of the opium war?
China and Britain traded opium, Britain go the opium from south India, Chinese people were getting onto this drug and so China tried to stopped all trade with Britain. China also tried to get rid of most of the opium but failed, china hurt Britain's economy and Britain attacked china's navy but china ended up losing because Britain went through the Industrial Revolution so they had better weapons that could reload faster and fire farther
What was the Hong Kong conflict when Britain handed it over to China?
The smuggle of a very addicting drug named Opium that was brought over to China from Britain's Indian colonies. When China banned this highly effective and addicting drug from China, the British attacked Chinese ports. There we seen it as the Opium War between China and Britain. Britain however won the war, but banned Opium.
In the S's how did the Great Britain find a way to balance its trade with China?
In the 1700's Great Britain began smuggling opium illegally into china.
