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The Opium War of 1839–42 was short and one-sided, due to the superiority of European weapons, which came as a complete surprise to the Chinese. In the first skirmish alone, in July 1839, two British warships defeated twenty-nine Chinese ships. On land, the Chinese and their medieval weapons were no match for British troops armed with state-of-the-art muskets. By the middle of 1842 British troops had seized Hong Kong, taken control of the key river deltas, and occupied Shanghai and several other cities. The Chinese were forced to sign a peace treaty that granted Hong Kong to the British, opened five ports for the free trade of all goods, and required the payment of reparations to the British in silver, including compensation for the opium that had been destroyed by Commissioner Lin.… — Tom Standage

What historic practice is this an example of?

Question 1 options:

Pacifism

Mercantilism

Imperialism

Communism

The practice where a dominant nation or power assumes the control over the poorer or weaker powers to gain access to the important resources of such nation.

The British powers also took control of the weaker Chinese authorities and gained access to the opium, that influenced the trade during the period of Opium War.

Hence, option B holds true that the historical practice is an example of imperialism.

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