Question

What was the attitude of the British outside the British territory

Answer 1

Answer:

The opium trade yielded enormous profits to the British imperialists in the 19th century.

China as a country was not that powerful at that time. It was forcibly converted into the largest market for opium by the British.

India emerged as a fertile ground for the cultivation of poppy and manufacturing of opium under British monopoly during the colonial period.

British rule in India and British control of the Indian princely states ensured a steady supply of opium from India to China, thereby facilitating the transfer of economic surplus from China to Britain.

This was a profession which was very profitable for the British. So when others started cultivating opium that affected the profit making of the British.

The Indian nationalists opposed to opium and tirelessly criticized the colonial discourse and policy on opium.