How Did the British Obtain the Opium That They Smuggled

question 73

Multiple Choice

How did the British obtain the opium that they smuggled into China?

• A)British landlords in Ireland forced Irish peasants to abandon potato fields and grow poppies.
• B)Opium was widely grown in the recently seized lands of Australia.
• C)The British seized opium that was illegally grown in the Middle East.
• D)Opium was grown legally in British-occupied India.

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