The Opium war started with the britain and china trading. Great Britain trading opium for tea with China. The chinese agreed to this and started the trades with Britain. Opium was a drug in india and as soon as the goverment of china saw its affect on the people they tried to stop the trades for there people. Britain did not stop on the other hand
China then said anyone who sold opium would b sentenced to death in 1838. The faced Britain in a war to stop them from delievring the drug but lost in an easy win for the British because there weapons were to advanced for the chinese. The then legalized the drug and signed the peace treaty with Britain. Great britain the controlled 5 ports instead of won and took control of Hong Kong.
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