China opened their doors

By ericosterman

  • 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