What was the significance of the treaty of nanjing in 1842?

china got what it wanted because it showed strength during negotiation.
europeans forced the chinese to sign it, ending the first opium war.
it prevented further wars between china and the europeans.
it was the cause of further discord leading to more wars.

Europeans forced the Chinese to sign it, ending the first Opium War.

Explanation:

The first opium war is also known as the Anglo-Chinese War and the war was between Great Britain and China. The government officials in china banned opium trade and threatened to kill anyone that involve in the illegal trade.

The banned didn’t go down well with Britain because the British control the trade and felt that the threat by Chinese was a threat to Britain and this led to a war between the British and the Chinese.

answer:

it caused mass african migration, african populations to grow, african empires to topple, and racism against slaves to emerge.