The 1842 treaty of nanking ended the war between china and a. russia b. britain c. japan d. korea

The answer is B: Britain 

The correct answer is B) Britain.

The 1842 Treaty of Nanking ended the war between China and Britain.

The first Opium War started in 1839 and was officially ended with the Treaty of Nanking in 1842. England and China signed the treaty on August 29, 1842. Both, Chinese and British negotiated the treaty on board the HMS Cornwallis ship. One of the results of the treaty was the establishment of the colony of Hong Kong, which remained under the control of the English monarchy until 1997.

This treaty ended the war between China and the United Kingdom.

The Treaty of Nanking was a peace treaty that ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China on August 1842.

This treaty changed the conditions of foreign trade imposed by the Canton System, in force since 1760. Four additional ports opened for international trade and foreign merchants gained the right to trade with whomever they wished to trade. Some trade tariffs in the ports were also established and adopted by the British as well as the Chinese.

This treaty eased the long - existing tensions between these two countries.

Britain 

The answer to this is Britain.