The Opium Wars were a conflict between China and Britain. The chief cause of these wars (1839-42 & 1856-60) were over the control of trade of this substance. All but the following were consequences of these conflicts

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The Tiananmen Square protests were not a consequence of the Opium Wars, but rather a pro-democracy movement that took place in 1989. The other options are all consequences of the Opium Wars. A) Britain gained control of Hong Kong after the first Opium War, which China later ceded to them in perpetuity. B) The Taiping Revolution, which lasted from 1850-1864, led to the death of approximately 20 million people and was indirectly connected to the Opium Wars. D) The Russian annexation of outer Manchuria was a consequence of the Boxer Rebellion, which was also indirectly connected to the Opium Wars.

The Opium Wars Were a Conflict Between China and Britain