Hint
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Answer
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From which events was the British economy suffering
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American Revolution
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Napoleonic Wars
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Where were Britain banned from silver
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South America
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What percent of British imports were tea
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10
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Which dynasty had ruled it for 200 years
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Qing
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Name of the emperor
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Daoguang Emperor
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Which nation had a surplus of tea
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China
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System of trade that greatly restricted western imports to China
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Canton System
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Group of merchants that all transaction were run through
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Cohong
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What began to be done instead of trading to get good into China
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Piracy
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Smuggling
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Where had Britain recently captured swathes of land
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India
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What did they originally try to grow
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Cotton
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What did they grow instead
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Poppies
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What could this be converted into
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Opium
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Company that began trading with Chinese merchants outside the border
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British East India Company
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Who took over the company
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British government
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Who did the Chinese emperor hire to deal with the drug issue
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Lin Zexu
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Which year was he appointed
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1839
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What did he do to thousands of merchants and addicts
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Arrest
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How many chests of opium did he confiscate
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20,000
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How many tons was that
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1,400
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What did he send to western countries
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Letters
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What did British merchants want from the government
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Compensation
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What did 2 drunk soldiers do during the night
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Attacked a Chinese man
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What punishment did the Chinese governor want to be dealt out
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Execution
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Who was the British captain
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Lord Elliot
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What did he sentence them to
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Hard labour
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What did the governor cut off from British merchants
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Food supply
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Which island did they retreat to
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Hong Kong
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What did Chinese ships aim to do when the British returned to the mainland
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Seize their supplies
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What date was this, first battle of the Opium Wars
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4 September 1839
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On which river did Britain set up a naval blockade
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Pearl River
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Who won the subsequent naval battles
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Britain
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Who did the emperor replace the governor with
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Qishan
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What figure of compensation was agreed between the two sides
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£6,000,000
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Over what issue did the negotiations fail
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Land
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What did Britain attack in 1841
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Two forts
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How many Chinese were killed in the battles
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500
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How many British were killed in the battles
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38
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In the new successful negotiations, the compensation was kept the same, but how much would Britain buy Hong Kong for
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£6,000,000
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What did the Daoguang emperor do to Qishan as a result of the agreement
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Executed him
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What happened to Elliot as a result
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He was fired
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Who did this and continued the war
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Lord Palmerston
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Why did Britain call off a bombardement of Canton
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They were paid off
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What did the capture instead
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Shanghai
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What city had they captured by 1842 (old spelling)
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Nanjing
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Name of the treaty that was forced upon the Chinese
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Treaty of Nanjing
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Terms of the treaty
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£20 million
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Open 5 ports
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Cede Hong Kong to Britain
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Agree to fixed custom duties
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Name of the British ship captured by Chinese officials
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The Arrow
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What happened to some of the crew
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They were arrested
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Which year was this
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1856
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What did Britain then do
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Siege forts in Pearl River
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Whose ships did China attack
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USA
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Who also sided with the British
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France
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What was their official reason for entering the war
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The murder of a French missionary
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City that they attacked in 1857
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Canton
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Treaty forced upon the new emperor
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Treaty of Tianjin
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New emperor's name
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Xianfeng emperor
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Attacks begun on which forts in 1858 after the terms of the treaty were not upheld
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Taku Forts
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Which year was this successful
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1860
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City captured by the invaders
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Beijing
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Building burned down
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Summer Palace
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Name of the emperor's brother
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Prince Gong
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In which convention did he re-ratify the aforementioned treaty
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Beijing Convention
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Countries gaining from China's downfall
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Britain
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US
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Russia
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France
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