The First and Second Opium wars were two conflicts that took place in the 19th century between the British Empire and China regarding the control of the opium trade.
<u>UK used smuggling techniques</u>, in order to introduce illegaly large quantities of opium in China. In fact, UK ended up becoming the major supplier in Chinese territories through these techniques. These conflicts weakened the Qing's dinasty that had to direct their trade to different territories after the confrontation.
The answer to your question would be B
The correct answer is A. There are more rats than people in our town these days.
Explanation
The Black Death was the most devastating pandemic in human history, affecting Europe and parts of Asia during the 14th century. The main reason why this disease spread quickly was due to the increase of rats throughout Europe, because the disease was transmitted by the bite of rat fleas. Therefore, the sentence of the fragment that illustrates the real cause of the plague is A. There are more rats than people in our town these days.
An oil embargo caused the US recession.
