EPISODE · Apr 25, 2019 · 1H 5M
The Opium Wars: A History from Beginning to End by Hourly History
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https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/26735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Opium Wars: A History from Beginning to End Author: Hourly History Narrator: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr Format: mp3 Length: 1 hr and 5 mins Release date: 04-25-19 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 42 ratings Genres: Asia Publisher's Summary: Violent confrontation between armed groups over the supply of illegal narcotics is something we commonly associate with criminal gangs in modern cities, but in the mid-19th century Great Britain went to war with Imperial China in order to continue to supply Chinese addicts with opium. The two wars that followed have become known as the Opium Wars, and they led to the utter defeat of China, the establishment of a British colony in Hong Kong, and the continuation of a narcotics trade that was worth millions of pounds each year to the British.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/26735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Opium Wars: A History from Beginning to End Author: Hourly History Narrator: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr Format: mp3 Length: 1 hr and 5 mins Release date: 04-25-19 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 42 ratings Genres: Asia Publisher's Summary: Violent confrontation between armed groups over the supply of illegal narcotics is something we commonly associate with criminal gangs in modern cities, but in the mid-19th century Great Britain went to war with Imperial China in order to continue to supply Chinese addicts with opium. The two wars that followed have become known as the Opium Wars, and they led to the utter defeat of China, the establishment of a British colony in Hong Kong, and the continuation of a narcotics trade that was worth millions of pounds each year to the British.
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