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Period: Mar 4, 1368 to
Ming dynasty
The emperors of this empire, Zhu yuanzhang, claimed the throne through the Mandate of Heaven. The dynasty fell to the Manchus and their invasion. -
Manchus take over china
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Qing empire
Brought in by Ming official in attempt to control rebellions but instead he Manchu decided to invade and take control by first taking over Beijing. -
Opium Intro
Britishtraders introduced opium to the Chinese -
White Lotus Rebellions
Rebellion led by Buddhist who were tired over taxes and Chinese government corruption. -
Edict forbidding Opium
Manchu Emperor released an imperial edict forbidding sale and the use of opium. -
First Opium War
Wars between china and Britain in China's attempt to stop opium trade in order to stop their silver from flowing out to restore their work labor. -
Canton
The Chinese got control of British opium in Canton, a port city -
Treaty of Nanjing
China was forced to sign this reaty by which Britain was given considerable rights tp expand trade with China -
Declaration of Hong Kong
Britain declared Hong Kong its own which went beyond trading rights and established a colony in the China -
Chinese Missionaries
The Manchu Dynasty was forced to permit Christian missionaries back into their country -
Taiping Rebellion
Rebellion that was led by a xealot who claimed to be the brother of Jesus. The goal was to take over Manchu Government but failed. -
Second Opium War
Fought over similar reasons as the first opium war between china and Britain. -
Self-Strengthening Movement
The Manchu Dynasty knew that the government was on the verge of falling, so they tried to come up with ways to strengthen it. The movement did not help -
Sino-French War
China lost control of Vietnam to the French, when the French established a colony in China called the French Indochina -
Sino-Japanese War
The Chinese were defeated when the rising imperial power of Japan wanted to conquer some of China. -
Treaty of Shimonoseki
China was forced to hand over control of Taiwon and allow Japanese trading rights -
Boxer Rebellion
Goal was to drive Europeans and Japanese out of China. The Boxers slaughtered Christian missionaries and seized control of foreign embassies -
Boxer Protocol
China was forced to signthe Boxer protocal which demanded that China pay Europeans and Japanese for the cost of the Boxer Rebellion but also apologize. -
Fall of Ottoman Empire
Ottomans had a succession of weak rulers which caused internal issues.