HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Question
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Which of the following led to conflict between Great Britain and China in the mid-19th century?
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British merchants selling illegal opium in China
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Chinese troops attacking British citizens living in China
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British refusal to help the Chinese put down the Boxer Rebellion
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Chinese businesses refusing to sell silk garments to the British
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Opium Wars arose from China’s attempts to suppress the opium trade. Foreign traders (primarily British) had been illegally exporting opium mainly from India to China since the 18th century, but that trade grew dramatically from about 1820.
Detailed explanation-2: -What conflicting British and Chinese positions led to the Opium War? (Hint: What was the tea-opium connection?) British wanted to trade with China and tried to shift balance of trade in their own favor, but Chinese resented the harm that opium caused to it’s citizens and also didn’t like foreign trade.
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