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China and the New Imperialism

China and the New Imperialism. Lecture # 4. Chapter 9-5. Essential Question- Explain China’s impact on European Imperialism. Standards 10.4.3/10.4.4. Standards 10.4.4.

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China and the New Imperialism

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  1. China and the New Imperialism Lecture # 4 Chapter 9-5 Essential Question- Explain China’s impact on European Imperialism. Standards 10.4.3/10.4.4

  2. Standards 10.4.4 • Describe the independence struggles of the colonized regions of the world, including the roles of leaders, such as Sun Yat-sen in China, and the roles of ideology and religion

  3. Vocabulary • Balance of trade • Opium war • Taiping rebellion • Sino-Japanese War • Open Door Policy • Boxer Uprising

  4. Opium War • Britain traded opium (heroin) grown in India for Chinese tea • Addiction • disrupted China’s economy • Chinese gov. tried to outlaw the opium trade • Britain insisted on free trade • Opium War • Chinese were easily defeated

  5. Britain made China… Pay for Opium war Open up 5 ports to foreign trade Control Hong Kong Treaty of Nanjing~ 1842

  6. The Taiping Rebellion 1850-1864 • Chinese officials neglected their citizens and spent tons of money/raised taxes • Peasants revolted (largest revolt in history) • Chinese officials turned to foreigners for help in putting down the rebellion (20-30 million died)

  7. Launching Reform Efforts • Self-Strengthening Movement • Western Technology • Factories, Railroads, Mining, Light • Sino-Japanese War • Japan Industrialized/China did not • Europe took advantage of China’s Weakness • Open Door Policy 1899 • Insisted that Chinese trade stay open • Benefitted Europe and the U.S.

  8. Boxer Uprising Rebellion • A group of Chinese formed a secret society • Righteous Harmonious Fists • Goal was to drive out foreign devils • Japan and Europe crushed the Boxers

  9. The Qing Dynasty Falls • Chinese nationalism spread • Introduced constitutional (limited) monarchy • Sun Yixian’s Three Principles • Nationalism • Democracy • Livelihood

  10. Standards CheckAnswer the following questions in complete sentences. (309-313) • How did British trade with China trigger the Opium Wars? • How did the Taiping Rebellion and other internal problems weaken the Qing dynasty? • How did reformers try to solve China’s internal problems? • What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion? Was it successful?

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