Coffee, Tea, Or Opium In the nineteenth century, Chinese green tea became very popular among the British people. Chinese silk and spices were also in great demand. The Chinese, on the other hand, needed almost nothing the west had to offer and the only things they would take in trade, other than Spanish silver dollars, was woolen and cotton cloth. This created an imbalance of trade, especially bad for the European nations. England and other …showed first 75 words of 485 total…

…showed last 75 words of 485 total…human life, all of which could have been avoided had Queen Victoria listened to reason instead of greed by the British merchants. It can also be said that what goes around, comes around. America, England, and many other Western nations are now the ones trying to stop severe additions and drug imports into their countries, but the drug trade seems to be growing in masses by the day despite the famous campaign “Just say no”.