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Treaty of Nanjing
The First Opium War was a conflict between United Kingdom and China caused by the trade of opium drug. The first war ended with the Treaty of Nanjing, in which Hong Kong was ceded to the United Kingdom. -
Second Opium War
The Second Opium War was a new conflict between the United Kingdom (with the support of France) and China towards the legalization of the opium trade. The War resulted in a group of more than 80 treaty ports in China, involving many foreign powers. -
Self-Strengthening Movement
This was an attempt for the westernization of China through institutional reforms during late Qing Dynasty. This happened as a response to the problems that China faced during the end of XIXth century -
First Sino-Japanese War
It was a conflict between China and Japan for the influence in Korea. After several months of defeats for China, Qing Dynasty sued for peace in February 1895 -
Boxer Rebellion
It was an anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, anti-Christian uprising in China towards the end of Qing Dynasty that happened as a response to foreign intervention in China. This movement rejected any presence of foreign ideologies inside of China to restore the state -
Three Principles of the People
It was an ideology developed by Sun Yat-sen to make China a new nation. The objective of the principles was to make China a free, prosperous and powerful nation through the reconstruction of a social structure and order -
Pu-Yi rises to Power
Pu-Yi, a two year old boy, rises to the power as the emperor of China in 1908. This event caused mistrust among China owing to the fact government had no strong figure representing them -
Wachung Uprising
It was an armed rebellion against ruling Qing Dynasty. It was the first successful uprising led by elements in the army and influenced by revolutionary ideas. This event was caused by the political conditions of China. -
End of Qing Dynasty
It was the ruling Dynasty in China from 1644 to 1910. This period lasted for almost three centuries and formed the territorial base dor China. It was the fifth largest empire in the World -
May Fourth Movement
It was an anti-imperialist, cultural and political movement growing amongst students protesting against Chinese Government as a response to the Treaty of Versailles. It was the beginning to Modern China
