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Opium War in the Early 1800's
In the early 1800s, the British treasury was being depleted due to its dependence upon imported tea from China. The Chinese still considered their nation to be the Middle Kingdom, and therefore viewed the goods the Europeans brought to trade with as nearly worthless trinkets. To solve this trade imbalance Britain imported opium, processed from poppy plants grown in the Crown Colony of India, into China.
Chinese officials attempted to ban the importation of the highly addictive opium, but ultima -
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Treaty of Nanjing
was the treaty that ended the first Opium War. It was also the first of the unequal treaties that were formed within China. The treaty was that the Chinese paid the British and ceded the territory of Hong Kong. It also gave British merchants the right to trade at 5 of the “treaty ports” instead of only being allowed to trade at Guangzhou. -
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Treaty of Nanjing (1842)
the chinese were supposed to;
1. Open ports to British trade
2. Give Britain complete control over Hong Kong
3. Grant British citizens living in China extraterritoriality
4. Reimburse Britain for the costs that occurred when the fighting the Chinese was going on
5. Open trade
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Tai Ping Rebellion
Was led by Hong Xiuquan who was a Christian convert. He had a view of himself as a younger brother of Jesus Christ. He was set out to destroy the Qing dynasty, as he thought he was told to do so by God. he captured the town of Yongan, making a new dynasty called Kingdom of Great Peace (Tai Ping Tianguo in Chinese). In the Tai PIng Rebellion, it was liked by a lot of people for its social reforms which stated it would give land to the peasants and would treat men and women equally. -
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Boxer Rebellion
It started in 1898 when a group of Chinese peasants began a secret society called “Righteous and Harmonious Fists.” The members of this secret society practiced the art of “boxing.” Known as the “boxers” these Chinese peasants wanted to destroy the Ch’ing dynasty and cut off all foreign interactions. In 1899, the boxers were known for killing Christian missionaries and Chinese Christians. The Boxer Rebellion came into play in 1900 and it helped protect interests in China. Even an international -
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Boxer Rebellion
It started in 1898 when a group of Chinese peasants began a secret society called “Righteous and Harmonious Fists.” The members of this secret society practiced the art of “boxing.” Known as the “boxers” these Chinese peasants wanted to destroy the Ch’ing dynasty and cut off all foreign interactions. In 1899, the boxers were known for killing Christian missionaries and Chinese Christians. The Boxer Rebellion came into play in 1900 and it helped protect interests in China. Even an international -
Open Door Policy
U.S. secretary of state; John Hay came up with the idea with ensured equal access to Chinese markets for all of the nations and held onto the unity of the Chinese Empire. No other governments agreed to it so John made the Open-Door Policy. This policy made an establishment of of equal trading rights within all nations.