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Who was involved in the Hong Kong battle?
The British Military, Hong Kong Police, and the Japanese Empire.
Did the british use bribary to conqure Hong Kong?
Hong Kong was ceded to the British Empire as a result of the Treaty of Nanking. During the Opium Wars with China, the British did in fact occupy Hong Kong, and used it as a military base.
What did the british empire get from hong kong?
They created Hong Kong. Before the British started to build Hong Kong it was a barren island.
When did Hong Kong leave the british empire?
Hong Kong was no longer part of the British Empire on July 1, 1997. It is now a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.
When was the British empire about?
The British Empire entered existence in 1583 with the conquest of Newfoundland and ended in 1997 with the handover of Hong Kong to China. The British Empire existed for 414 years.
When did hong Kong stop been part of the British Empire?
1936
Was hong kong happy with the british empire ruling them?
maybe.. yes... no... i duno??
When did china join the British empire?
China never joined the British Empire. However, two small parts of China were part of the British Empire. Weihaiwei-1898-1930 Hong Kong-1841-1997
When did Hong Kong cease being a British colony?
Hong Kong was first formally ceded to the British on August 29, 1842.
Which queen ruled over the world's biggest empire in the 19th century?
Queen Victoria. The British Empire stretched worldwide from Hong Kong to Australia to Ireland. It was said, "The sun never sets on the British Empire."
Is Hong Kong a county?
No, Hong Kong is not a country, but a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China. It was formerly a colony of the British Empire until July 1, 1997.
Why did Britain want to colonize Hong Kong?
=== because they needed a bigger Empire to fight other countries ===not entirely! Hong Kong has a great Naval base which was used during WW2yes but still no they did not need a bigger empire they already had a big enough empire. They were given Hong Kong after the first opium war between the British and china. This war was caused because the British were smuggling in opium a drug that is very addictive. the British pretty much tried to drug china. So china then challenged the British to war and china ended up losing the war. Since they lost the war they signed a treaty with Britain called the treaty of nanking. This gave the British Hong Kong.
