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Which country smuggled opium into China and initiated the Opium Wars?

a. United States
b. Great Britain
c. France
d. Italy

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The correct answer is b. Great Britain.

Opium was grown in India under the British and the British sold it by trade to merchants, some of who brought it to China. Chinese rulers were not content with this, and this difference led to the Opium wars between the two.
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