What British demand led to the Opium Wars in China?

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Madelyn Wall

12 May, 23:17

What British demand led to the Opium Wars in China?

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Melanie Dorsey · Answer 1

The Opium War and these treaties were emblematic of an era in which ... eventually led to the First Opium War between Great Britain and China, from 1839 to 1842 ... demands from the weaker Qing Government of China, in the Anglo-Chinese ...