I need to write a paper about a major historical event in a foreign country. I feel like writing something about China. Can you list some major events throughout history I can pick from?
I need to write a paper about a major historical event in a foreign country. I feel like writing something about China. Can you list some major events throughout history I can pick from?
user
Sure, China has been around for 5000 years.  Can you pick an event from somewhere in that time period?  Here are some events I could recommend:
assistant
Yes, any time would work. Can you list a few more?
user
I could pick some events from the 20th and 21st centuries, or go back to the 19th century.  
Here are some events from the 20th century:
assistant
I've heard about the Opium War a lot but don't know much about it. Can you summarize what happened?
user
Sure, the Opium War was one of the first modern wars of the modern era, fought between the Qing Dynasty of China and the British Empire in 1839. The British forced the Chinese to open their ports to trade, which allowed Westerners to sell opium to the Chinese for cheap. The British also insisted the Chinese give them free access to trade and that they accept foreign diplomats.
assistant
That sounds really interesting, I'll look into it more, thanks.
user