The Opium wars was between China and other Western countries. In 1839 to 1842 the opium war was about how the Imperialism nations wanted goods from china suck as silk and spices. The western countries didn't want to pay too much or have difficulty finding things. The Europeans traded Opium with the Chinese for tea. The Europeans know what they doing to the Chinese, the Chinese got addicted to the drug. Opium is used fro morphine and heroin. Then china ban the used of opium and anyone who used or sell it would be put to death. The war started, however the British technology and army was to strong fro china.Therefore the British won the war and china legalized the import of Opium
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