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What British demand led to the Opium Wars in China?
A.
Britain wanted to stop the trade of opium from China to Europe.
B.
Britain wanted to force China to accept imports of British opium from India.
C.
Britain wanted to force China to replace growing rice with growing opium.
D.
Britain wanted to tax China's lucrative domestic trade in opium.
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B. Britain wanted to force China to accept imports of British opium from India.
Britain used opium grown in India to balance its trade deficit with China (caused mainly by British demand for tea). When China moved to suppress the opium trade, Britain demanded the right to continue the profitable opium imports, leading to the Opium Wars.
Britain used opium grown in India to balance its trade deficit with China (caused mainly by British demand for tea). When China moved to suppress the opium trade, Britain demanded the right to continue the profitable opium imports, leading to the Opium Wars.
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