SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Which item did the British attempt to sell in China to avoid losing all their silver?
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Opium
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Cotton
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Diamonds
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Tobacco
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the early nineteenth century, British merchants began to smuggle opium from India into China in order to balance their purchase of Chinese tea, porcelain, silk, and other goods for export to Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British had already discovered a great market in southern China for smuggled opium, and American traders soon also turned to opium to supplement their exports to China.
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