Treaties of Hong Kong WebQuest - Google Drive - Print & Digital

Treaties of Hong Kong Primary Source WebQuest - Google Drive - Print & Digital

This is an excellent addition to your unit on imperialism or modern China! In this WebQuest, students will read about the Opium Wars and the three separate primary source treaties that apply directly to China and Hong Kong. The treaties span from Hong Kong being ceded to China to the lease of Hong Kong to Britain being extended for 99 years.

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• 1st Website: Background information to the Opium Wars
• 2nd Website: Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking)
• 3rd Website: The Convention of Beijing (Peking)
• 4th Website: The Convention Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory
• At the end of the WebQuest, students will read about what an unequal treaty is and determine if the three treaties are unequal or not
• Total of 17 questions

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Don't want to offer this as individual work? You can also have students work together in groups to answer these questions.

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