What was the significance of the 1842 Treaty of Nanking?
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Correct answer: It ended the First Opium War and ceded Hong Kong to Britain
This was the first of the 'Unequal Treaties' imposed on China. It forced the opening of five 'treaty ports' to foreign trade, granted extraterritorial rights to British citizens, and began a century of foreign encroachment.
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