Question

3. What was the primary result of China's losses in the First and Second Opium Wars?(3 points) Responses China experienced a surge in nationalist sentiment and the Boxer Rebellion China experienced a surge in nationalist sentiment and the Boxer Rebellion China was forced to make political and economic concessions to Western powers China was forced to make political and economic concessions to Western powers China was able to expel all foreign influence from its territory China was able to expel all foreign influence from its territory China gained greater control over its trade and foreign policy

Answer 1

The primary result of China's losses in the First and Second Opium Wars was that **China was forced to make political and economic concessions to Western powers**. These concessions included the signing of treaties that granted foreign powers significant commercial and territorial rights, undermining China's sovereignty and leading to an influx of foreign influence in the country.