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China Responds to Pressure from the West (mitchell carr)

By carrmi

  • China Resists Foreign Influence

    China Resists Foreign Influence
    Qing emperor receive an ambassador from England

  • The Tea-Opium Connection

    The Tea-Opium Connection
    12 million Chinese people were addicted to the drug opium
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    War Breaks Out

    Opium war breaks out between the British and the Chinese

  • Internal Problems Increase

    Internal Problems Increase
    China's population grown to 430 million people

  • The Taiping Rebellion

    The Taiping Rebellion
    1 million people had joined Hong's rebel forces

  • The Boxer Rebellion

    The Boxer Rebellion
    The Boxers descended on Beijing.
    The Boxers surrounded the Euorprean section of the city.

  • The Beginnings of Reform

    The Beginnings of Reform
    The Dwager Empress sent a select group of Chinese officials on a world tour to study the operation of different governments.