Which best describes the outcome of the Opium wars?

Question

A. the Opium wars ended Opium smuggling because the Chinese were able to gain control over the illegal trade
B. the opium wars caused the creation of the Canton system because the Qing rulers realized they needed to limit access to China
C. The Opium Wars not only ended the canton system, but they forced the Qing dynasty to enter an unequal trading relationship that was more beneficial to Europeans
D. the opium wars ended British access to Chinese trade and could no longer purchase Chinese goods to sell

Answer 1

The best option that describes the outcome of the Opium Wars is:

C. The Opium Wars not only ended the Canton system, but they forced the Qing dynasty to enter an unequal trading relationship that was more beneficial to Europeans.

The Opium Wars (particularly the First Opium War from 1839 to 1842 and the Second Opium War from 1856 to 1860) resulted in significant concessions from China to Western powers, leading to the Treaty of Nanking and other subsequent treaties. These treaties established a series of "unequal treaties" that favored the British and opened up China to foreign trade and influence, dismantling the restrictive Canton system that had previously been in place.