The Treaty of Nanjing, signed after the First Opium War, res…

Question

The Treaty of Nanjing, signed after the First Opium War, resulted in the cession of which territory to Great Britain?

Answer 1

The Treaty of Nanjing, signed after the First Opium War, resulted in the cession of which territory to Great Britain?

Hong Kong ✓
Macau
Taiwan
Shanghai

Explanation

China lost the First Opium War (1839-1842). In the Treaty of Nanjing (1842), it handed Hong Kong island to Britain and opened more ports to trade. Macau was Portuguese, and Taiwan and Shanghai were not ceded.

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