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The British Empire has a long history of such trade battles. One example is the opium wars of the 19th century with China.

The British had been sending India-produced opium into China for years when the Chinese emperor decreed it to be illegal. Attempts to settle the conflict failed, and the emperor eventually sent troops to confiscate the drugs.

However, the might of the British navy prevailed, and China conceded to the entry of additional foreign trade into the nation.

U.S.-Europe

In 1930, the United States enacted the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, raising tariffs to protect American farmers from European agricultural products.1