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What led to the first Opium War in 1839?

What led to the first Opium War in 1839?
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What led to the first Opium War in 1839?

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The first Opium war was led over diplomatic relations, trade negotiations, and administration of justice for foreign nationals. China outlawed the opium trade and imprisoned numerous western traders, to which the British did not react lightly. 
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