HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pearl Harbor, Ming Dynasty, Baiyue
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His385 week 1: pre-history to founding of colony p. 1 (may 10th, Hk island, kowloon peninsula, new territories make up hk. British took control from 1840s to 1890s 1990s (??) which took a while bc didn"t take control all @ once. Total land of 3 area: ~1. 1km^2 (toronto 630km^2 therefore twice of toronto: hard to live bc terrain not flat therefore limited amt of land available for living. Hk was actually an inland area during ice age. End of ice age rise of sea island which created hk. 2nd largest island in hk (lautau island biggest), 81 km^2, 7% of territory (??) ceded in 1841 to britain. Was a complete cession; chinese dynasty gave it up entirely to british permanently according to treaty of nanjing. Became first piece of crown colony of british empire. Later chinese government (particularly chinese communist government in 1949) took it back due to them questioning legality of treaty in 1941.
