Exercises on the Opium Wars

At the end of the First Opium War in 1842, a series of sanctions was imposed on the Chinese Empire by the British Crown. These sanctions were legitimized through the:

a) London-Hong Kong Pact

b) Treaty of Nanking

c) Treaty of Versailles

d) Beijing Protocol

e) Treaty of Macau

(Cesgranrio) The First Opium War (1840-1842) had as one of its consequences:

a) the greater penetration of British imperialism in China;

b) closing China's ports to western trade;

c) the elimination of French colonialist influence in China;

d) the downfall of the Mandarinate system in China;

e) the institution of a republican government in China.

After breaking the provisions of the Treaty of Nanking, England launched another war against China. One of the most emblematic events of the Second Opium War was:

a) the Great Exodus of the Chinese to Japan.

b) the assassination of Queen Victoria.

c) the invasion of Beijing and the burning of the Summer Palace.

d) the use of the Forbidden City as a residence by the Queen of England.

e) Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution.

(UFRGS) In the first half of the 19th century, East Asia was an important consumer market for European products and a source of supply of raw materials. Such imperialist expansion was accomplished through the establishment of commercial treaties, political pressure and armed expeditions. Consider the statements below about England's relations with Asia.

I. The domination in India gained amplitude and aroused the armed reaction known as the Sepoy War, which took place between 1857 and 1859.

II. In China, the destruction of an English shipment of opium in 1840 was followed by a naval expedition that, after bombing Nanking, imposed a treaty by which England obtained, among other advantages, control of Hong Kong and the opening of several ports along the way. trade.

III. The British controlled several regions close to China and India, such as Burma, Tibet and Afghanistan, dominating from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.

IV. After 1860, English rule in China was seriously shaken due to the outbreak of protesting movements of religious and traditionalist inspiration, such as the Karidjita Revolt, the Taipings movement and the Boxer Rebellion.

Which ones are correct?

a) Only I.

b) IV only.

c) Only I, II and III.

d) Only II, III and IV.

e) I, II, III and IV.

Letter B

The Treaty of Nanking, signed in 1842 by the Chinese Manchu Dynasty and Great Britain in the homonymous city, made provisions for China regarding commercial activities and control of territories. One of the most important devices was the British possession of the territory of Hong Kong, one of the most strategic and richest in China.

Letter A

Before the war was fought between the Chinese and the British, the British presence in China still had some limitations. The ports were not effectively controlled by Britain, and trade in products such as opium could still be controlled by the Chinese Empire. With the advent of the war, this situation changed completely, and the British Crown's control over China became effective.

Letter C

On October 18, 1860, Lord Elgin ordered nearly 4,000 British soldiers to destroy the Summer Palace, which was one of China's great architectural complexes. The burning of the palace symbolized the victory over the political center of the Chinese Empire:the capital Beijing.

Letter C

Item IV presents two events that are related to the context of the end of the Second Opium War, the Taipings movement and the Boxing Rebellion, both active in China. But, in the same item, the Karidjita Revolt is mentioned, which derives from Islam and did not operate in Chinese territory.