The Opium Wars

The Opium wars was about how the British wanted to get tea for very low prices. This resulted in the English selling a drug called opium. The people got addicted and then the British sold the drugs to the people for lots of tea. The Chinese tried to complain about it but the English would not listen. As a result, a war brewed between the Chinese and British. The British, however, had technology that was far superior to the technology of thew Chinese. The Chinese were humiliated as a result because the British technology. The British ended up winning the war without much competition. Then China was forced to trade with other countries.