Question

Great Britain became the world's largest illegal

drug dealer - addicting -30% of people in
southern China to opium.
True or False

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

The Britisher's interest had encouraged the production of opium because they earned the profit out of the raw materials. British became the largest supplier of opium in China in the 18th century. The British began to trade opium in southern China. The British in return got tea and silver which later shipped to Britain. The illegal opium trade proceeded to rise by 4,000 chests in 1790 as it continued to grow and reach 20,000 cases in 1838.