The decisive point in the Opium War was
A. a surprise British attack on the Chinese fleet at Port Arthur.
B. the British threat to the Grand Canal.
C. the overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces as they, although outgunned, overran British outposts.
D. a sudden reversal by China's erstwhile ally, the Japanese.
E. the arrival of an American fleet to aid the British.
Answer: B
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