The Opium Wars

The Opium Wars, was a war between the British and the Chinese because of opium. The chinese emperor wanted the british to stop sending opium into his country because the drug was ruining the country and killing all of the people. However the Birtish did not want to stop sending the drugs because they were getting money. It was called the Opium wars because the reason the countries fought was because of opium. The British won because they were much more advanced then the Chinese. The majority of the fights were fought on sea. The British had ships with canons on the sides. Even when they reached land they were still more advanced then the Chinese. Both countries signed a treaty and the war was over, but the damage was still done. Many of the Chinese people were still addicted to Opium, so the country had alot of repairing to do.