Map Analysis – The Opium Trade: Origins, Interactions, Adaptations

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. Which statement(s) below best describes the Origins-Interactions-Adaptations model for thinking about the causes of the Opium War?

Opium has its origins in the Americas, it is introduced to China, and British merchants illegally smuggle it to India correct incorrect

b) Origins: Tobacco has its origins in the Americas; India is a center for opium production. Interactions: Tobacco is introduced to China where the practice of smoking tobacco mixed with opium becomes widespread. Adaptations: British merchants illegally export opium from India to China. correct incorrect

Tobacco has its origins in the Americas. Opium from India is mixed with tobacco (interactions). British merchants smuggle tobacco from the Americas to China (adaptations). correct incorrect

Tobacco has its origins in China. Opium has its origins in China. British merchants smuggle opium from China to India. correct incorrect

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. What is the term historians use to describe the process by which tobacco, a plant with origins in the Americas, was introduced to China?

Biological determinism correct incorrect

Diffusion correct incorrect

Columbian Exchange correct incorrect

Self-strengthening correct incorrect

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