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Imperialism in China: The Opium Wars & Boxer Rebellion

Imperialism in China: The Opium Wars & Boxer Rebellion. Global II: Spiconardi. China refused to adapt to Western Culture History of isolation Isolated by jungles, mountains and desert Middle Kingdom = Ethnocentric Ethnocentrism  Belief that your culture is better than all others.

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Imperialism in China: The Opium Wars & Boxer Rebellion

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  1. Imperialism in China: The Opium Wars & Boxer Rebellion Global II: Spiconardi

  2. China refused to adapt to Western Culture History of isolation Isolated by jungles, mountains and desert Middle Kingdom = Ethnocentric Ethnocentrism  Belief that your culture is better than all others Imperialism in China

  3. Imperialism in China • Believed they were self-sufficient • Had little interest or desire to trade with the West • Europeans nations saw the market potential of China (435 million people) • Hmm… • What would the Chinese people be willing to trade for? • What product would they want that they didn’t have? • OPIUM

  4. The Opium Wars • Opium was used recreationally in China starting in the 15th Century • Opium was prohibited in 1729 • British start to smuggle opium from India into China

  5. The Opium Wars • By 1835, 12 million people were addicted to opium

  6. The Opium Wars • Emperor Daoguang has one of this top officials, Lin Zexu write a letter to Queen Victoria • Read the excerpt from Letter to Queen Victoria • According to Lin, what was Britain’s motivation for trading opium? • Why did Lin oppose the opium trade? • What does Lin’s letter reveal about China’s attitudes toward foreigners and Western influence?

  7. The Opium Wars • Emperor Daoguang orders British shipments of opium be confiscated and destroyed • During one seizure of British cargo • 20,000 chests of opium were destroyed • Each chest was worth $1,000 • In 2007 dollars that’s about $300,000,000

  8. The Opium Wars • Britain attacks coastal Chinese cities to start the war in October of 1839 • Battles took place mostly at sea • Outdated Chinese ships were no match for the modern steam-powered gunboats of the British

  9. The Opium Wars • The Treaty of Nanjing • China had to pay reparations • All Chinese ports were opened to the British • Britain gained control of Hong Kong (Restored to China in 1997) • Extraterritoriality  British & other foreigners were not subject to Chinese law in 5 major port cities of China

  10. Sphere of Influence/Open Door Policy • Other foreign nations sign treaties unfair to China • Each nation gets a “sphere of influence” • Sphere of Influence  an area in which a foreign nation controlled trade & investment • In 1899 the United States proposes the Open Door Policy • Open Door Policy  China’s doors (ports) be open to merchants of all nations • In exchange China would not be colonized

  11. Sphere of Influence/Open Door Policy

  12. Response to Imperialism • Taiping Rebellion (Refer to reading) • Empress Cixi wants to strengthen China • Promotes programs to update the educational system, and military, factories • Boxer Rebellion (Refer to reading)

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