Question

question 2
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how did great britain exert significant influence in china during the late 1800s?
by establishing its own government in hong kong
by threat of military force in a sphere of influence
by giving the chinese rights to future colonization of africa
by negotiating binding trade agreements with the chinese

Explanation:

During the late 1800s, Great Britain exerted significant influence in China through military threats in its sphere of influence. After the Opium Wars, Britain, along with other Western powers, used military might to carve out spheres of influence in China. These spheres gave them economic and political advantages. Establishing its own government in Hong Kong was part of a specific territorial acquisition (Hong Kong was ceded in 1842 after the First Opium War, but the question is about broader influence in the late 1800s). Britain did not give China rights to colonize Africa. And while there were trade agreements (like those imposed after the Opium Wars), the key way of exerting influence in the context of spheres of influence (a major late - 1800s phenomenon) was through the threat of military force.

Answer:

by threat of military force in a sphere of influence