In China, food shortages, corruption in government, and high rates of opium addiction led to "The Taiping Rebellion". Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864): Causes to poor conditions in China after opium wars led to a rebellion of one million peasants.
Causes of the rebellion included:
- Famine and food shortages due to a population boom
- Lack of faith in the Qing leaders
- Government corruption
- High rates of opium addiction
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