Absolute History

How The Opium Trade Destroyed China’s Greatest Empire | Empires Of Silver (2023x103)

Udgivelsesdato: Nov 22, 2023

China's lust for silver helped establish their formidable economic position on the global stage. However, Western powers were reluctant to engage in silver trade and in their search for an alternative avenue they discovered something that would change history forever: Opium. As opium surged throughout the nation, it brought forth multifaceted societal issues, ultimately fueling the harrowing Opium Wars.