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Good Afternoon!. NVC Complete Opium War activity China’s “Century of Humiliation” Essential Question : Why did Great Britain fight the first Opium War? Homework : Study for Test on FRIDAY!. Why did Britain fight the Opium War?. Opium War Debrief. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Good Afternoon!
1. NVC
2. Complete Opium War activity
3. China’s “Century of Humiliation”
Essential Question: Why did Great Britain fight the first Opium War?Homework: Study for Test on FRIDAY!
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Why did Britain fight the Opium War?
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Opium War Debrief
• Knowing that Great Britain did fight the first Opium War against China, why do you think Parliament found Macaulay’s speech more convincing than Gladstone’s?
• Do you think there were any other factors or motives at play that led Britain to go to war with China? What might those be?
• In his speech, William Gladstone called the Opium War one of the most unjust wars ever fought? Do you agree?
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The Century of Humiliation• Treaty of Nanking: result of the
Opium War– extraterritorial rights: Europeans
do not have to follow Chinese laws
• Taiping Rebellion: massive uprising led by a Christian seeking to overthrow Qing Dynasty– 20+ million dead
• Open Door Policy: Imperialist nations have free access to China’s resources– Result of several imperialist wars– China now completely
dominated by foreign powers
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Rise of Chinese Nationalism• 1898 Chinese frustrated and
Qing Dynasty doing nothing to reform
• 1900 Boxer Rebellion– “Boxers”: Poor peasants and
workers angry at Europeans and foreign influence
– Rebellion crushed, but viewed as heroes
• Sun Yat-sen: “The Father of the Nation”– “Three Principles of the People”:
Nationalism, Democracy, and the people’s livelihood
– 1911 revolution overthrows Qing Dynasty Republic of China created