why did opium war happen in china
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For the First and Second Opium Wars in China in the 1800s considered as a collective, see Opium Wars. For the film, see The Opium War (film).
"Opium War" redirects here. For other uses, see Opium War (disambiguation).
The First Opium War (Chinese: 第一次鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Dìyīcì Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng), also known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China over diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice in China
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★ The British started to grow opium in India and sold it in China.
★ By 1800 the importation of opium was Forbidden by the Chinese government. It resulted in opium Wars.
★ Two opium Wars were fought in 1832 and 1848.
★ China was defeated and was compelled to open more ports to western powers.
★ It led to the exploitation of China by western powers.