HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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What was the result of the Opium War?
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The British lost ports
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The Chinese lost Hong Kong to Britain
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The Chinese and British tied
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The Chinese gained ports in Europe
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The treaty committed the Chinese to free trade, including the trade in opium. Hong Kong was ceded to Britain, and the Treaty Ports of Guangzhou, Amoy, Foochow, Shanghai and Ningpo were opened to all traders. The Chinese also paid reparations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Britain won the war in 1842, leading to the Treaty of Nanking. This treaty gave Hong Kong Island to Britain, allowed for free British trade with any merchants in China, and forced China to pay damages for the destroyed opium.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the First Opium War, China cedes the island of Hong Kong to the British with the signing of the Chuenpi Convention, an agreement seeking an end to the first Anglo-Chinese conflict.
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