-
treaty of Nanjing
the signing of of the treaty of Nanjing after Opium Wars in China -
Extraterritorial rights
gave US and other foregin citizens extraterritorial rights in China -
Population increases
Number of Chinese grew to 430 million which is a 30% increase in 60 years -
The Taiping Rebellion
Hong the leader of this rebellion captured the city of Nanjing and declared it his capital -
Period: to
The Dowager Empress cixi
held reigns of power from 1862 to 1908, supported certain reforms, hoped to upgrade the millitary services, and help the educational systems and diplomatic services, -
Guangxu
introduced measures to modernize china -
US declares open door policy
Doors would be open to all doors of all nations, Britan and other nations agreed -
Boxer Rebellion
The boxers decended onto Bejing, and shouted hateful things to the Europeans, and surrounded them and kept them under siege for several months -
Reforms
The dewager sent chinese officals to study how the other countries govered their nations -
Government new
announced it would establish a government by 1917