Which of the following statements about the Opium Wars — and the broader social context behind these encounters — is NOT correct?Group of answer choicesThe British East India company used opium as a cash crop to pay for its purchases of tea and silk from ChinaThe easy availability of opium in China led to large-scale addiction among the ChineseThe destruction of large stocks of opium by imperial Chinese officials led the British to declare war on the ChineseThe Chinese authorities easily defeated the British in these encountersThe Treaty of Nanjing ended the Opium Wars in 1842

Why did the British go to war with China in the early 1800s?*4 pointsTo open more trading ports with ChinaTo gain control of Chinese silk productionTo increase Chinese food productionTo stop the import of opium into China

In which of the following Chinese ports could the Westerners freely trade before the Anglo-Chinese War (The Opium Wars) of 1839-1842?Group of answer choicesShanghaiNanjingGuangzhouHong KongFuzhou

What started the Opium Wars?

What was the outcome of the British-Chinese war in 1842?*4 pointsChina gained control of Hong KongChina stopped all trade with European nationsBritish granted China rights to trade in five portsBritish took possession of Hong Kong

Which of the following ports was the largest and arguably the most westernized of the treaty ports established after the Opium Wars?Group of answer choicesBeijingNanjingShanghaiTianjinGuangzhou