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Early 15th Century
China built huge fleets that allowed them to travel to East Africa. However, they stop their voyages. The Chinese society became isolated. -
1405: Zheng He Voyage
Zheng He is sent out to explore. He searches for land to conquer in order to expand the Ming Empire. -
1644: End of Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty was in a state of decline. They needed some help to calm down the rebellions taking place. Instead if getting help, they got conquered. -
The Qing Dynasty Begins 1644
The Qing warriors took out the Ming Empire when they were called to help calm a peasant uprising. The Qing rose and the became knowns as the Manchu Dynasty. -
1773: Opium in China
The British traders brought opium,a drug, into China. This drug became very addictive and destructive. -
White Lotus Rebellions : 1794
This rebellion was led by angry Buddhists. These Buddhists were upset because of frustration over taxes and of the government corruption. -
1838: No More Opium!
The Emperor of Manchu saw the negative effects of Opium and decided to stop Opium from coming into China. Opium was not allowed to be sold or used. -
Opium War: 1839
British had the right to import trade into China ,but by China cutting off the Opium it violated that right. The two countries then fought over the opium trade. -
Treaty Of Nanjing:1842
China could not fight against Britians strong military. China was then forced to sign this treaty which acted almost as a "peace" treaty. By signing the treaty, Britian was given rights to expand trade with China. -
1843:Britian + Hong Kong
Britian took control of Hong Kong. They together had a trading relationship. A British colony was then established in Hong Kong. -
Second Opium War: 1856
Britian wanted to expand the trade of Opium much further into the country. China refused which led to another war. China lost the war again which caused the trade to open to all of Europe. -
Taiping Rebellion: 1851-1864
This rebellion was a continuation of the White Lotus Rebellion. A Zealot who claimed to be the brother of Jesus attempted to overthrow the Manchu governemnt with an army. They failed. -
Self-Srengthening Movement 1860's
The Manchu dynasty was trying to rebuild their country to be strong and powerful. However,this did no good. These attempts involved westernization. -
Korean Independence: 1876
Korea realized how China had no power,so they took the oppurtunity to declare themselevs as independent. China could not control their decisions since they were very weak. -
Sino-French War 1883
In a moment of China's weakness, they lost control of Vietnam. The French came in and took control over Vietnam. A colony was formed called Indochina. -
Treaty of Shimonoseki 1895
China was then forced to give up the control of Taiwan to Japan. The Japanese were granted trading rights like the Europeans. -
Boxer Rebellion: 1900s
A group of people who were against the Manchu and Europeans (called Boxer) came together to do something about the Manchu's defeats. Boxers wanted to remove Europe and Japanese people out of China. This rebellion failed. -
Examination System 1905
The Chinese Examination System was elimated entirely from the culture due to a lot of cheating and favoritsm occurring. -
Spheres Of Influence:1910
Europeans wanted to have a higher prescence in China. As a result, the Speres of Influneced allowed Europe to get pieces of China to invest infrastructure in. -
Qing Rule= Over
There was a lot of rebellions occurring in China by peasants. The government of the Qing was already declining. The last emperor was removed from his position. A republic was then established in China after the Qing Rule crumbled.
