Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the nature of the Opium War?
A. It was begun, and won, by China, which was able to keep its ports largely closed to European powers.
B. The Chinese began hostilities as the only means available to them to stop the opium trade of the British.
C. Philippine smugglers used the war to monopolize the Chinese opium trade.
D. The British used Chinese objection to opium as a pretext to invade and forcibly open China to Western trade.
E. The war was a confrontation between Western colonialist nations to determine which would have direct access to China.
Answer: D
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