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For years, China had enjoyed a favorable balance of trade with foreign nations. But the British trade of (Blank) with China disrupted the economy in the early 1800s and led to wars between the two nations.

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Opium

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Opium is a "depressant drug, which means it slows down the messages traveling between your brain and body." It comes from the opium poppy (a flower) and is highly addictive. This started the Opium Wars, the first lasted from 1839-1842 and the second was between 1856-1860.

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