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Spanish and Portugeuse Trade
The crops of sweet Potatoes peanuts and Maice helped china increase the porductivity of their land. The efficiency of feeding their people increased dramatically. -
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Addiction to Opium
British smugglers brought oppium into the country for non-medical use and created an widespread addiction across the country, opening their doors to trade. Making the emperors angry and upset. -
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Chinese Advicers Letter to British Queen
The addiction of Opium caused a great amount of problems to China's self sufficientcy and this made the emperor upset about the cituation. -
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Opium War
The Opium war broke out between the British and China to distinguish the trade of Opium thorughout the country when Britain refused to stop this Trade. Causing China to suffr a humilating defeat. -
Taiping Rebellion
Hong Xiuquan began recruiting followers to create a peaceful kingdom. To let nobody live in poverty and share the wealth throughut china. -
Treaty of Manjing
China signed a Treaty of Manjing. The Treay gave Britain the Island of Hong Kong. -
China's Population
The number chinese citizens increased to 430,000,000 by 1850. Food production barely increased and hunger was widespread across the country. Opium addiction rose steadily and a rebellion began against the quing dynasty. -
Hong Captured City of Nanjing
His army of peasants decalred Nanjing the capital of their rebellion. -
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Emperess Cixi heald reigns of Power over China
Would not agree with certain reforms but she was committed to traditional values and culture. -
Government Brought Down
The Taiping Government was brought down because f the combination of internal fighting outside assaults and Bitish and French forces launching attacks at them. 20 million people died. -
Open Door policy
China fianlly allowed the British into the country to trade.