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Britain Persuades China
Britain persuades China to start trading Chinese tea and pots for Opium drugs from Britain. There was a high demand for tea in Britain. So, when China stopped,Britain got really mad. -
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Opium Wars
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The Destruction of Opium
China, in hope that they will be able to destroy Opium, starts throwing the traded opium into the sea to get rid of it. They are doing this because the poison from the opium drug is killing their people, meaning that Britain is winning the war. -
The British Declare War On China
The British declared war on China for dumping the opium, not trading the opium antrad with the opinion of British traders. -
The British Bring Their Troops into Hong Kong
On 24th January 1841, Britain sends their troops into Hong Kong, which now still belongs to China. Then they start fighting... -
China Cedes Hong Kong to Britain
Britain is winning the war really quickly by killing the Chinese with their opium that they are trading for pots and tea. The Chinese are weakened daily by the opium. So, China cedes Hong Kong to Britain in hope that the offering will bring a stop to the war. -
Britain Takes Hong Kong
Britain took Hong Kong two years after the First Opium War ended, The British ruled Hong Kong for 156 years. -
The Second Opium War
The second Opium War started because the failure of the Nanking Treaty didn't satisfy the British, so the attacked again! The Second Opium War is also called the Arrow War. -
Tung Wah Hospital Established
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Telephone Service
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Japan Attacked Hong Kong
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Japan Surrendered to Hong Kong
on the 15th of August, 1945, Japan surrendered to Hong Kong -
Hong Kong became China's again
After 156 years under British rule, China FINALLY regains control over Hong Kong.