07-02574 China Relief Cover.indd 1 11/19/08 12:53:03 PM

Great Britain reacted by going to war. The First Opium War (1839–1842) ended with China submitting to a humiliating treaty, allowing Britain to trade at several more ports, ceding Hong Kong, and allowing access to British missionaries. A second war broke out (1856–1860)—this time with France joining Great Britain—when ................
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