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The opium wars where waged between china and the british government, who where acting on behalf of the east India trading company.
The root of the war was that the east India trading company was suppling masses of opium to china, turning the country into a mess of addicts. The Chinese governemnt, for quite obvious reason, didnt want this, and so imposed massive import taxes on the opium.
The east India trading co., who where basically the biggest coroprate bullys around at the time, with masses of political influence and fingers in all of the pies, responed by getting the british government to declare war on china.
Britain was at this time in full empire building mode, and was basically a superpower, going around conquering countries left right and centre. Not even small countries, big massive ones like India, although back then they called it "colonising" and "civilising" the countries.
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What events led to the opium war?
he opium war was started by the british people selling opium to the Chinese people for their goods. The emporer of china was angry because of all of the people always on opium so he made it illegal to sell or buy opium. When Britain kept selling the opium illegaly, that's what started the war. heroin addicts.
When did opium war happen?
There were 2 Opium Wars, the First Opium War was from 1839-1842 the Second Opium War was from 1856-1860
Who won the Opium War the Chinese or the British?
The British won the first and second Opium War.
How many times have Britain and China gone to war?
twice in Opium War 1 and Opium War 2
Was the Opium War a just war?
yes
When did the first opium war start?
The first opium war began, in very brief words, because China wanted to control the importing of Opium from Britain, and Britain was not a fan since its largest export to China was Opium and imported tea.
What effect did the opium war have on china?
The Opium wars ruined the Chinese functioning society
Was the opium war bloody?
Yes it was.
What kind of problems did opium cause in china?
The opium war mainly began because of the British and China having an opium trade for tea. The British would get there tea if China got there opium. but the cause of the war was that china wouldn't accept opium anymore, and the british wern't okay with that.
What was the name of the conflict between China and Britain over the trade of a poisonous drug?
It was the Opium Wars.Made up of the first opium war from 1839 to 1842 and the second opium war from 1856 to 1860.
Which event resulted in the legalization of the opium trade in China?
a treaty ending the Second Opium War
When was opium made illegal in US?
U.S. Congress bans opium in 1905
