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Mar 9, 1400
Ming decided to isolate China from the rest of the world
The Ming dynasty decided that they would isolate China from the rest of the world due to their fear of people around the world since they had different social systems. -
Manchu invaded China
China invited the Manchus into China to protect from the bandits. Manchus instead chose to invade China being that they were at a political crisis. -
Manchu defeats China- becomes Qing dynasty
After 20 years of war with China, the Manchu's manage to defeat China. Though it was a struggle, They tookk the dynasty name Qing and managed to rule more land than most dynasties. -
The White Lotus Rebellions
This was led by Buddhist because they were fustruated over taxes and government corruption-civil service exam. -
Merchants were proven to be the major link between China and outside world
Merchants were trading amongst china and other countries, so they began to have a new group, the compradors. As more trading occurred, it led to more connections to Europe. -
Opium war in China
Britain introduces opium to China, but China did not want opium because they realized that it was very addictive. They go to to war, and China loses. China was forced to trade wirh Britain. -
China signs the Treaty of Nanjing
China was forced to sign this treaty in order for Britain to expand trade with China, and to have the right to trade more opium. -
Hong Kong becomes a British Colony
After the China loses in the Opium war, Britain takes Hong Kong. Hong Kong becomes a British colony. -
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Taiping Rebellion in China
When the Manchus came to China, their main goal was a non-Chinese culture. The Taiping Rebellion was meant to get rid if all Chinese culture. -
Taipings capture terriotry in Nanjing
Taiping fighters won against the Qing forces, which shows that their military was not very disciplined and powerful. The taipings captured territory in south-central of China and established a capital at Nanjing. -
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2nd Opium War
Europe was beginning to become dissatisfied with China because China wasn't following the orders of Europe. Thus, another war occurred and china lost again. They were then forced to rade with Europe. -
The Self-Strengthning Movement
This movement is when the Manchu Dynasty tried to get their things together. They encouraged Western investment in railways and factories in areas they governed, they also modernized their armies. This would enrish the economy, and make a better military. -
China becomes a non- isolated country
This was due towards the end of the 2nd Opium war when Europe forced China to trade with them. -
Empress Cixi
She took over the throne. Husband died (widow). She defied the Westernizers by using the raised funds to build modern warships. -
The Boxer Rebellion
Boxers wanted to drive Europeans and Japanese out of China. They slaughtered Christian missionaries and seized control of foreign embassis. They lost, and were forced to sign the Boxer Protocol, which was that China not only had to pay the Europeans and Japanese but also had to formally apologize. -
End of Civil Service Exams
Civil Service Exams were put to an end because of the corruption happening. Empress Cixi concluded that solutions to China's predicament could no longer be found in Confucian learning the exams tested. -
A republic was established in China
The last emperor of China was desposed, and a republic was established in China under the leadership of Sun Yatsen.
