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What British demand led to the Opium Wars in China?

А Britain wanted to stop the trade of opium from China to Europe.
B
Britain wanted to tax China's lucrative domestic trade in opium.
Britain wanted to force China to accept imports of British opium from India.
D
Britain wanted to force China to replace growing rice with growing opium.

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Answer: B

Britain wanted to tax China's lucrative domestic trade in opium.

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