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tea opium connection
as many as 12 million Chinese people were addicted to the drug opium. -
war breaks out
the growing supply of opium caused great social, moral, and monetary problems. open slash between British and the Chinese over opium trading. -
opium war ends
A peace treaty was signed. chinese suffered a humiliating defeat. -
extraterritorial rights
u.s and other foregn citizens gained extraterritorial rights. -
internal problems increasing
grown to 430 million. widespread hunger. -
dowager express
dowager express back to the imperial court
