6 Dez 1842 Jahr - Opium War (1839-1842) Outraged by the Chinese action against opium, British commercial agents pressed their government into a military retaliation designed to reopen the opium trade. The ensuing conflict, known as the Opium War, made plain the military power differential between Europe and China.
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