The decisive point in the opium war was
a. the british threat to the grand canal
b. the arrival of an american fleet to aid the british
c. a surprise british attack on the chinese fleet at port arthur
d. a sudden reversal by china's erstwhile ally, the japanese

 The decisive point in the Opium War was (C) A surprise British attack on the Chinese fleet at Port Arthur.

- "schenck v. united states, case in which the u.s. supreme court ruled on march 3, 1919, that the freedom of speech protection afforded in the u.s. constitution's first amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.” "

- speech aimed to potentially create danger could be banned.

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