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The Opium War

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A brief article describing the background of the Opium War of 1839 to 1842, and the British involvement in the opium trade.

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Concepts
china, hong kong
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Additional Tags
british merchants, canton, chinese government, lin tse-hsu, opium war, treaty of nanking, opium from india, opium war (1839 to 1842)
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)