30 Jun 1839 Jahr - First Opium War starts
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The Chinese emperor had had enough of British opium smugglers, and decides to destroy 1000 tonnes of opium smuggled by British merchants. This outrages the British government, that decides to attack China. China's wooden ships were no match for the steam-powered gunboats of the British Empire. The British won quicklyZugefügt zum Band der Zeit:
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30 Jun 1839 Jahr
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