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by 1368, the Ming dynasty rose to power and pushed out the Mogols of the Golden Horde.
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From 1405-1433, Zheng He led several expeditions to the Indian
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In 1664, the Ming rulers let Mughal warriors into China to help stop rebellions. Instead, they ousted the emperor and established the Qing dynasty.
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A student who failed the civil service exam held a public demonstration to protest the bribing of exam officials. thisa shows the level of corruption in China.
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Lin Zexu was a government official sent by the emperor to stop the opium trade. Afler failed cooperation with European merchants, Lin ordered European trading in Canton to be blocked and all opuim supplies to be destroyed.
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From 1839 to 1842, the Qing dynasty fought the British government over opium trade and land in China. It ended with the Chinese loss of Hong Kong.
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Rebellion in China against the Qing, led by Hong Xiuquan. He attempteed to bring social reforms and convert people to Christianity. They were defeated by the Qing with French and British help.
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1856-1860. China went to war with Britian and France over the treaty of Nanking and Opium trade. China lost again.
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Korea took advantage of china's weakness and declared themsleves independent.
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China lost control of Veitnam to the French, who established the .
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People in China revolted against European and Japanese influence. They used voilence and guerilla tactics. They eventually lost and caused China to pay the Europeans and Japenese for compensation.
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Japan fought China for control of Taiwan and trading rights similar to the British.
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Movement in China to counter western nfluence. it encouraged western investment in railroads and factoriers, and the modernization of armies.
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In 1905, the Chinese Examination System was eliminated. This was significant because it foreshadoweed the end of the Chinese bureacracy.
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the Last emperor during the Qing empire was a teenager named Puyi. He was taken out of power during the last rebellion.
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In 1912, the Qing dynasty fell due to internal issues, including rebellions. The Republic of China was established.
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Through the Open Door Policy, the U.S pledged to support the Chinsese govermnent and declared equal trading privileges among all imperial powers.
