When Britain Was Unable to Obtain Enough Tea to Meet

question 74

Multiple Choice

When Britain was unable to obtain enough tea to meet its demand and China did not import enough British goods, the British responded by

• A) starting the illicit trade of opium.
• B) supporting the Bannerman to overthrow the Qing.
• C) instigating the White Lotus rebellion.
• D) bombing Saipei.
• E) trying to destroy China's production of silk.

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