Question

What caused the First Opium War?

Chinese confiscation and destruction of British opium

Chinese support for the Boxer Rebellion

British efforts to increase opium prices

British attempts to force China to accept opium as payment***

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Answer 1

British attempts to force China to accept opium as payment.

Answer 2

The First Opium War happened in the middle in 19th century. This was fought between the rising British Empire and the waning Chinese empire over a drug that was addictive and at that time was used for recreational purposes. The war was because the British attempts to force China to accept opium as payment