To Bring an End to the Opium Trade, China

question 1

Multiple Choice

To bring an end to the opium trade, China

• A) threatened to declare war on Great Britain.
• B) appealed to Queen Elizabeth to end British imports of opium into China.
• C) imposed penalties on opium users and arrested dealers.
• D) banned all other imported goods from countries that sold opium in China.
• E) offered cash incentives to its people to stop using and selling opium.

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