JAMB - History (2023 - No. 65)
The Treaty of Nanjing, signed after the First Opium War, resulted in the cession of which territory to Great Britain?
Macau
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Shanghai
Explanation
The Treaty of Nanjing, signed in 1842, ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and China. As a result of the treaty, China ceded the territory of Hong Kong to the British Empire.