imperialism in china
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Imperialism in China. vs. What were the causes of the Opium Wars?. China & The West p. 371. What was the basis of China’s self sufficiency? What was China’s main crop & where was it grown? What did the Spanish & Portuguese bring to China and how did it effect the Chinese? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
China & The West p. 371
1. What was the basis of China’s self sufficiency?
2. What was China’s main crop & where was it grown?
3. What did the Spanish & Portuguese bring to China and how did it effect the Chinese?
4. What other resources did China have?
The Opium Wars
• Little trade between China & the West, except for silk & tea for silver which favored China
• British bring technology gifts to China, Chinese are unimpressed• Next, British bring opium from India to China
Poppy Plant
• 1835: 12 million Chinese were hooked on the drug – Chinese Qing Emperor tries to ban opium• Emperor’s advisor complains to Britain’s Queen Victoria
Stop selling
drugs to our people!
Deal with it!
• Queen ignores him and Britain continues trading in Opium• 1839: China tries to destroy British opium. Britain starts “Opium Wars”• Chinese lose the war•1842: Treaty of Nanjing gives 1) Britain island of Hong Kong & 2) extraterritorial rights (foreigners not subject to Chinese Law)
• 1850: Hong Xiuquan recruits peasant army to remove Qing Government, starting the Taiping Rebellion
• 1864: Empress Cixi asks British & French to help defeat Hong’s army since 20 million+ killed in Taiping Rebellion• Hong defeated, Empress “owes” Britain & France but rest of Europe & Japan want Spheres of Influence in China• Fearing another “Scramble for Africa”, the US negotiates the open door policy, which allowed all nations trade with China
• New Qing Emperor wants to end open door pol.• He is arrested & Empress Cixi returns
•1900: Angry Chinese form the Boxers, began a revolt known as the Boxer Rebellion•Although the Boxers were beaten, Chinese & West know reform is needed
Taiping Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion