שאלה | Question: Which of the following statements describes imperial powers in the 19th and 20th centuries?

Question: Which of the following statements describes imperial powers in the 19th and 20th centuries?

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		A) They viewed drugs as evidence of the “backwardness” of their colonial subjects.
		B) They ran a profitable drug trade between colonies and the metropole.
		C) They bequeathed to the world mistaken ideas about drugs—ideas that remain widespread to this day.
		D) All of the above are correct.

Explanation: In the readings, empires both profited from global drug commodities (e.g., opium), framed intoxication through “civilizing” and racialized/Orientalist lenses, and produced enduring myths and stereotypes about drugs and drug users. (Readings: Breen; Ram; de Sacy/Hashishin myth). Quote: “the global opium trade was old and comfortable.” (Breen, The Age of Intoxication).