Question:
Why did China
break its isolationist policy?
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answer)
Answer: China attempted to isolate
itself from European control. They were self-sufficient, yet traded
many goods with the west. However, things would change by 1830
because of an addiction to a narcotic called opium. Millions of
Chinese became addicted to this drug that was supplied by the
British. The drug trade eventually led to war.
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