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

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

Where did the Chinese first let the foreigners to trade?ResponsesSouthern port of GuangzhouSouthern port of GuangzhouSouthern port of ManchuriaSouthern port of ManchuriaPort VietnamPort VietnamPort Hong Kong

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

What event led to the opening of trade ports in China?*1 pointa) The Opium Warb) The Great Leap Forwardc) The Mongol conquestd) The Suez Canal construction