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The Treaty of Nanking is the agreement which marked the end of the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and China resulting in the creation of the crown colony of Hong Kong, which remained under British control until 1997
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∙ 14y agoThe Treaty of Nanking, signed 29th August 1842, was the treaty which marked the end of the First Opium War between the British and China, which amongst other things, turned over Hong Kong as a crown colony to Great Britain.
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What year did the English give Hong Kong back to China?
England, in 1997. In 2007 there was a celebration. I'm from Hong Kong.
What treaty gave much of North America to the British?
treaty of paris
What treaty gave the US the southwest for 15 million in 1848?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
What was the treaty called that gave Acadia ro Great Britain?
Treaty of Utrecht
What treaty gave the Germans land east of the Poland river?
Treaty of Versaille.
Which treaty gave the british five ports in china and forced china to give up control hong kong?
the Treaty of Nanjing niggahs
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.
Who gave hong kong back?
Great Britain. It was part of the commonwealth.
What year did the English give Hong Kong back to China?
England, in 1997. In 2007 there was a celebration. I'm from Hong Kong.
What did China give British control of?
China Gave up control of Hong Kong to the British.
Why did the United Kingdom sell Hong Kong to China?
Because Britain had a 99 year lease on the New Territories of Hong Kong, and this was due to be returned to the Chinese by 1997. The UK didn't have to handover Hong Kong island, but if it didn't then it would have lost too many facilities such as places of work and airports to China for it to function as its own city, and so it was handed back on the condition that it would be a democracy for 50 years.
Why did the british take over hong kong?
Great Britain did not 'overtake' Hong Kong as that word suggests something won in battle. What happened was in 1898 Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the Hong Kong area that was then used as a free port and entry point to Asia for the British Empire.
What country once controlled hong kong?
Vietnam was a French colony from the 1860s till 1954. From 1940-1945 it was controlled by Japan, with the assistance of Vichy French collaborators. The Viet Minh almost succeeded in throwing out the Japanese and the Vichyites ...
What Chinese city was under US control until 10 years ago and the US gave control of this city back to China?
Are you sure you're not thinking of Hong Kong and it was the British who had control not America. Hong Kong was given back to the British on July 1, 1997.
What did the treaty of nanjing do?
The Treaty of Nanjing ended the First Opim War in 1842, Britain made china pay a huge indemnity (payment for losses in the war). Britain also gained Hong Kong.It gave the British rights to ports and low tariffs.
The 1957 Asian flu started in what country which also gave us a 1968 flu named for one of its present-day special administrative regions?
China is the country. Hong Kong is the 1968 flu.
What is the name of Kaitrina Kaif's mother?
Katrina's mother's name is Susanna Turcutte.
