What Contributed to the Spread of Opium Smoking in China

question 27

Multiple Choice

What contributed to the spread of opium smoking in China?

• A) A 1644 edict from the emperor forbidding tobacco smoking.
• B) Religious opposition to the use of alcohol.
• C) Widespread planting of opium poppies in China.
• D) Miners and railroad workers returning from America brought the habit with them.

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