jan 13, 1839 - 1st Opium War in China

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The 1st Opium war in China was caused when China trying to block the opium trade. Britain began to illegally export opium for india into china, causing many chinese people to become addicted. China didn't like that and tension between the two nation grow and eventually leading to the war. Britain won the war and this lead to Britain having more Extraterritoriality in China.

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