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history of hong kong

By yoshir1
  • Britan sells opium to china

    Britan sells opium to china
    Britan wanted to so Britan traded opium to china.China like it so Britan ordered India to make more opium because Britan ruled India and India had pollen and you need pollen to make opium
  • The first opium war

    The first opium war
    The First Opium Wars Begin as China tries to stop the Britan of bringing opium into China because too many people are becoming addicted to opium and it was destroying the social structure of China. The battle took place near Canton (now its called Guangzhou)
  • Hong Kong leased to Britain

    Hong Kong leased to Britain
    Treaty of Nanking signed by China and then Hong Kong was Rentted to Britain to help stop the first opium war. The British wanted Hong Kong because it had a sheltered harbour where their ships could moor
  • The second opium war

    The second opium war
    The Second Opium War, expedition to China, was a war pitting the British Empire and the French Empire against the Qing dynasty of China, lasting from 1856 to 1860.
  • End of opium war

    End of opium war
    The opium war ended.
  • start of British crown

    start of British crown
    China cedes Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years because China made a deal to stop the opium wars.
  • Pearl Harbour

    Pearl Harbour
    The Japan army has bombed Pearl Harbour.After bombing Pearl Harbour the Hong Kong.Japan wants to rule the world thats why they attacked
  • Hong Kong Gives Up

    Hong Kong Gives Up
    In Christmas Hong Kong surrendered to Japan. Now Japan owns HK so they change the name of the city and people all died because Japan is ruling HK. The education has also changed now they teach Japanese in schools.
  • Japanese occupation

    Japanese occupation
    The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. On the same morning as the attack on Pearl Harbor, forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown colony of Hong Kong.
  • Transportation and currency

    Transportation and currency
    In 1942 the buses was returned back then in 1943 the trains were all back. All the currency was change from HKD money to Japanese yen was better.
  • Victory

    HK is back to Britain, everybody celebrated.
  • Revenge

    Revenge
    America drops a atomic bomb/nuclear bomb in Japan, Hiroshima. Japan decided to give up Hong Kong because of that.
  • Collecting Info in Post WW2

    They Write reports and ask questions.And if there are new reporters on tv they would explain in a way the viewers understand.They can also watch movies to collect info from that.They can also read books from the past and other people can help you if they know something.
  • How did people get and showcase events in Post WW2

    Search when the event happened in books from the past.Ask close people you know.Watch reports on TV.An listen to the news.
  • Who made the changes happen?-Who was affected by the changes?

    Who made the changes happen?-Who was affected by the changes?
    The Government of Hk made the decisions to make changes in hk and people got to chose to agree and deny. Soldiers also had the ability to choose. Soldiers had to stand by the Government most of the times to keep him safe.