HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Question
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Because Britain traded opium instead of silver, ____
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many Chinese became addicted and China’s silver supply ran out
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the Chinese decided to trade in hemp
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the British created rehabilitation center in China
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the Chinese became artists who did not want to trade
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In order to stop this, the East India Company and other British merchants began to smuggle Indian opium into China illegally, for which they demanded payment in silver. This was then used to buy tea and other goods. By 1839, opium sales to China paid for the entire tea trade.
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