Though china outlawed opium in 1836, the british continued the sale through smugglers. three years later, what followed?

a. the sale of hong kong
b. the opium war
c. peace treaties
d. an increase in chinese migrants fleeing a drug addicted society.

first industrial revolution - the first wave of the industrial revolution lasted from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. it industrialized the manufacture of textiles and began the move of production from homes to factories. steam power and the cotton gin played an important role in this period.

a drastic rise in oil prices ended decades of postwar.