Opium War

From 1839 to 1842 China fought in the Opium Wars against Britain. It all started when China and Britain started trading Opium which was juice from seedpods which was used to produce heroin. Many of the Chinese people were hooked to the drug by the early 1800's. The drug had a very big impact on China a lot of people were hooked on it 10% of China was smoking Opium. Opium was intended to help cure disease but it didn't go that way. In 1839 Britain arrived in China with their gun boats and destroyed many costal cities.. That was known as the first Opium War.