1)
The Second Opium War started in the
year 1856. The war came to an end with the defeat of the Manchu Emperor by
signing the treaty of Peking.
2)
According to this treaty, another
group of six Chinese ports was opened for the foreign traders. The business of
opium was given permission.
3)
The foreign envoys were allowed to
stay in Peking.
4)
The Christian missionaries were
given security and freedom of spreading their religious.