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<span>There
was a lot of tension between Great Britain and China due to the opium
trade of British merchants and the Chinese of the Qing dynasty. Since
the British needed Chinese goods but did not have enough silver for
trading, they decided to exchange Chinese goods for opium instead.
Because of the opium trade, there were many Chinese who became
addicted to the substance. This lead to a high number of unstable
individuals in China. This lead to the Chinese revolting against the
British merchants. This, in turn, lead to the opium war. </span>
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At the time it was already obvious that the Allies would win and it was only a matter of time till Japan surrenders. However, the Japanese were not ready to surrender, and the only other alternative that the Allies had was to lauch a land attach, which would result in even more casualties. So the <span>Allies attacked both civilian and military targets in Japan
to avoid even more losses</span>
The representatives consisted of the Clergy and the Nobility.
