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The opium produced in British India was primarily exported to _____.

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America
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Britain
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China
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Japan
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Solution

The correct option is A China

In Chinese history, the traffic that developed in the 18th and 19th centuries in which Western nations, mostly Great Britain, exported opium grown in India and sold it to China. The British used the profits from the sale of opium to purchase such Chinese luxury goods as porcelain, silk, and tea, which were in great demand in the West.


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