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Do you think the Opium Wars had a positive or negative effect on China? Is there any evidence in the video or your textbook to support your view?

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Step-by-step explanation:

in the beginning it was negative because Britain took control of china

but it set the stage for the future independent and modern china by starting the downfall of the Qing dynasty

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