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opium wars
The Opium wars was 2 wars between the great Qing and the British government. It was because China's trade of opium. It started when british warships destroyed a chinese blockade of the pearl river. The war was caused though because the opium trades were affecting Britain's citizens. -
Treaty of Nanjing
The Treaty of Nanjing was an agreement which ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and China. It was signed on August 29, 1842 .Making China agree to creed Hong Kong Island to the British Empire.China was forced to open treaty ports for foreign trade. Also eliminating all tariffs on imported goods to create a “fair and reasonable” tariff. This was a repay to the British for the opium the government had destroyed. -
Taiping Rebellion
a massive civil war that waged China from 1850-1864.This was probably the biggest event in China during the 19th century.The radical political and religious power took an estimated 20 million lives,and altered the Qing Dynasty majorly. The rebellion began under the ruling of Hong Xiuquan.Thinking he was the son of God, and was sent to reform China as the younger brother of Jesus.His idea to form a new religious group influenced by the Christian teaching caused the commoners of China to rebel. -
Self-strengthening movement
It was an effort to modernize China in the 19th century in the fields of industry and defense. Foreign imperialism in China, defeat in the Second Opium War, the Treaty of Tientsin and the Taiping Rebellion lead to the Self-Strengthening Movement. The advocates of Self-Strengthening were not republican revolutionaries or radical social reformers. They wanted to preserve Qing rule and maintain traditional Confucian values while embracing Western military and industrial practices. -
Sino-japanese war
It was a conflict between china and Japan. This conflict showed that Japan was a up and coming world power. The war started because both countries wanted to claim Korea. Japan wanted to take the country from china because of their coal production. Japan won the war, and china granted them the right to trade in china. -
Boxer rebellion
The boxer rebellion started in 1899. The boxers also known as the chinese "Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists," They were villagers that reacted violently to the uprise of christianity in china. They would destroy churches railroads, and property. Throughout these years these, Boxers killed many thousand christian. The boxer rebellion decreased in followers, Combined their powers and sent 20,000 soldiers to resolve the problem. The boxer Rebellion ended in 1901 -
Spheres of influence/ open door policy
The sphere of influence is a region within one country in which another country claims certain exclusive rights. The degree of control exerted by the foreign power depends on the amount of military force involved in the two countries interactions, generally. The statement was issued in the form of notes dispatched by U.S. Secretary of State John Hay to Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Russia. The Open Door policy was received with almost universal approval in the United States. -
Chinese revolution
The chinese revolution of 1911 was led by a group of revolutionaries in southern china. This group was known as the republic of china. This led to the fall of the qing dynasty and also the fall of the imperial system . due to the lack of social reforms, these changes resulted negatively on china such as decrease in foreign influence, and loss of territory
