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Treaty of Nanjing
Signed after Opium Wars and gave the British Hong Kong so they could trade. -
Treaty of Wanghia
Gives US citizens and foreign citizens extraterritorial rights, and made it so they don't have to follow local laws. -
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Taiping Rebellion
Hong Xiuquan led the Chinese peasent army in a revolution againt the Chinese government. The war started because the peastents wanted a share of the wealth to supply food and end the famine. -
Hong Xiuquan
The leader of the Taiping Rebellion, and he captured the city of Nanjing and declared it his capital. -
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Rein of The Dowager Empress Cixi
Tried to modernize China and stregthen it during her reign. She increased the education of the youth, strengthened the military, and set up steam powered factories across the country. -
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Boxer Rebellion
Secret society, named "The Society of Reighteous and Harmonious Fists", attacked the Europeans in China because they did not like the changes that were being made in the country. They were eventually defeated by 19,000 troops. -
Proposal of Open Door Policy
The US proposed that China should be open to foreign merchants and many European Countries agreed. The policy proctected the US trading rights in China. -
Dowager Empress Sends Officials
She sent these various officials to observe how other countries' governments functioned. They were sent to Japan, US, Russia, France, Germany, Britain, and Italy.
