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DQ10_WESTERN CIVILIZATION

DQ10_WESTERN CIVILIZATION

Q How did the opium trade help the British to take control of China? What issue facing America today is can be informed by the opium trade in China? Remember to post at least one response to the ideas of another student and to include in-text citation and a works cited list.

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The Opium trade helped British to take control of China to a large extend. In the beginning China was following the isolationist policy. She believed that China was self-sufficient and did not need western trade to survive and indeed China was producing items that were unique and European nations eyed on those products as the Chinese goods had a huge market in Europe.