The Opium Wars

The Opium Wars was a war between China and Britan. This war was due to the Opium which is a drug that British got from India and Sold it to China. The war started when the Chinese Emperor asked the british to stop selling opium because the chinese got very addicted to this drug and this drug was causing a lot of problems for China economically, and politically. The chinese goverment got very tired of this drug and when Britan didn't stop selling Opium the chinese got angry and started a war.
The war was won by Britan. At the time of the China didn't have the power to match with Britan. The War was fought at Sea and at the time Britan had the best ships in the world at the time and the chinese didn't. Britan had guns and cannons on their ships and the chinese didn't. The British ships were steamed powered and the Chinese had old ships which were no match for Britan. The war was a insulting for China and the Britan won very eaisly and continued to sell Opium to China.