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May 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment

1. Opium War: A conflict between China and Britain.  The Chinese wanted to stop the opium trade. The British didn’t listen, they didn’t stop. This lasted from 1839 to 1842.

2. Treaty of Nanjing: Treaty following the Opium War in which China gave Hong Kong to Britain and opened ports to British Trade.

3. Taiping Rebellion: it lasted from 1850 to 1864. this  caused a terrible destruction in southern China and the Yangtze valley. Millions of people were killed.

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