The Opium Wars

The Opium Wars was a British trade in China and was the first drug war. China was a country by itself. The British wanted to make money and trade with China. Chinba exported tea to Britian and return got drugs. They were called the Opium Wars because they Opium was a highly addictive drug that the English were giving the Chinese. The English won the Opium wars because they had modern technology and weapons and the Chinese couldnot compare.