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direct rule help the the western governments run the colonies because if its indirect rule they will have no control
3- The type of imperial rule that allowed Western governments to run colonies themselves was the Direct Rule.
The Direct Rule was a British policy measure of placing control over a country under the direct administration of the United Kingdom Parliament.
15- The Opium War was significant for Britain because it increased British influence and trading rights in China.
China's defeat in the war forced the government to tolerate the opium trade. The British coerced the Chinese to sign the Unequal Treaties, opening several ports to foreign trade and annexing Hong Kong.