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So…who exactly is responsible for the Opium trade and ongoing epidemic?
Who are the bad guys again?
Is China actually a “sovereign” nation?
How come I didn’t learn about this in school??
I have so many new questions…🤦🏼♀️
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January 20, 1841 – Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British during the First Opium War... https://t.co/7jABXCSEBt #firstopiumwar #todayinhistory #history #worldhistory
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The #FirstOpiumWar, between Britain and China, started today in 1839
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- The #FirstOpiumWar, between Britain and China, started in 1839
- The #MunichMassacre started in 1972
- #TheJoanRiversShow aired for the 1st time in 1989
- #MotherTeresa died in 1997 aged 87
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Today in 1839-in Humen, #China-Viceroy #LinZexu took a moral stance for his people and ordered the destruction of 1.2 million kilograms of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a "casus belli" to open hostilities, resulting in the #FirstOpiumWar.
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- The #FirstOpiumWar, between Britain and China, started in 1839
- The #MunichMassacre started in 1972
- #TheJoanRiversShow aired for the 1st time in 1989
- #MotherTeresa died in 1997 aged 87
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The #FirstOpiumWar, between Britain and China, started today in 1839
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In #Paperback and #Hardcover
#ThisDayInHistory Post 1271:
20 January 1841 (183 years ago): Hong Kong Island was occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
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#History #OnThisDay #OTD #HongKong #FirstOpiumWar #OpiumWars #Britain #China
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20 January 1841 (183 years ago): Hong Kong Island was occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
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#History #OnThisDay #OTD #HongKong #FirstOpiumWar #OpiumWars #Britain #China https://t.co/nYTjdI8Tt7](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GETtYdRaUAAjex7.jpg)
#otd 4 September 1839 – Battle of Kowloon: British vessels open fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community in China in the first armed conflict of the First Opium War.
#FirstOpiumWar #Royalnavy #Britishhistory #onthisdayinhistory
that weakened China's sovereignty and triggered significant changes in its relationship with foreign powers. #TreatyOfNanking #MilitaryHistory #FirstOpiumWar
#otd 3 June 1839 – In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2 million kilograms of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War.
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#ThisDayInHistory Post 908:
20 January 1841 (182 years ago): Hong Kong Island was occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
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#History #OnThisDay #OTD #HongKong #FirstOpiumWar #OpiumWars #Britain #China
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20 January 1841 (182 years ago): Hong Kong Island was occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
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#History #OnThisDay #OTD #HongKong #FirstOpiumWar #OpiumWars #Britain #China https://t.co/k1ToF8EzMz](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fm7Cv4LaUAANC6L.jpg)
In 1840, Britain launched the first Opium War against China. Although it ended with the Qing Government’s defeat, it inspired patriotic Chinese intellectuals to learning from the West ways to rebuild the country and regain its dignity. #ChinaHistory #FirstOpiumWar
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- The #FirstOpiumWar, between Britain and China, started in 1839
- The #MunichMassacre started in 1972
- #TheJoanRiversShow aired for the 1st time in 1989
- #MotherTeresa died in 1997 aged 87
More here https://t.co/2wdfVttKMP
#OnThisDay Main Event #OTD
The #FirstOpiumWar, between Britain and China, started today in 1839
More here https://t.co/2wdfVttKMP
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#OTD 1842: The #FirstOpiumWar between Great Britain and the Qing Imperial forces ended with the signing of the #TreatyOfNanking and Hong Kong becoming a colony of the British Empire. https://t.co/Rj3UJ7VU6p #ChineseHistory
#otd 20 January 1841 – Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
Image: British Hong Kong flag from 1959 to 1997.
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#ThisDayInHistory Post 572:
20 January 1841 (181 years ago): Hong Kong Island was occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
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20 January 1841 (181 years ago): Hong Kong Island was occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
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#otd 3 June 1839 – In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2 million kilograms of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War.
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