Brayden 12.1

  • Qing emperor

    Qing emperor
    In 1793, the Qing emperor agreed to recieve an embassador from England.
  • Opium War

    Opium War
    Britain refused to stop trading opium, so the result was a war between the British and the Chinese.
  • Treaty of Nanjing

    Treaty of Nanjing
    The Chinese suffered a humiliating defeat in the Opium War, and in 842, signed a peace treaty with the British.
  • Hong's army

    Hong's army
    Hong organized an army made up of peasants, and by 1853 it was made up of 1 million people.
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy
    The United States declared this policy, which proposed that China's "doors" be opened to merchants of all nations.