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Re:Soviet Union sold titanium to US believing they needed it... by nonethewiser on Sunday June 18, 2023 @11:06PM (#36386891)
The US did not fuel the opium wars
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Re:Soviet Union sold titanium to US believing they needed it... by klooney on Sunday June 18, 2023 @11:27PM (#36386995)
Lots of prominent New England families with their names all over everything got their start that way- Astor, Delano, Cabot, Forbes. "The old China trade" is the phrase to search for.
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Re:Soviet Union sold titanium to US believing they needed it... by gdy on Monday June 19, 2023 @02:39AM (#36387995)
They did. [0]

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/12gw8w/what_...

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Re:Soviet Union sold titanium to US believing they needed it... by trashtester on Monday June 19, 2023 @07:11AM (#36389687)
They did join the second one, at least.
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