China's Decisive Loss to Britain in Opium War

1840: In light of the narcotics problem around the world, Britain’s causus belli in this war was despicable. Two things stand out in this war. (1) How little the narcotics problem was viewed in those days and (2) how small detachments of Britain’s army and navy was able to defeat (and to decisively defeat) huge armies and navies China. China and the Ottoman Empire were the top two non-western civilizations on the planet at that time. The West enjoyed decisive military superiority and global dominance.

From The Opium War of 1840: http://dld.bz/hgc2G

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