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Opium Wars Part One (date not specific) END Aug. 1842
China wanted to make Opium illegal and get rid of it. Britain opposed and a fight ensued in the shipping ports. Many accused China of starting trouble, not because of the avertion to Opium (which they claim was an excuse), but becuase China wanted to control the shipping as a master and Britain as a servent. -
Treaty of Nanking (Ending the first Opium War
On 29 August 1842, British representative Sir Henry Pottinger and Qing representatives, Qiying, Yilibu, and Niujian, signed the treaty. It consisted of thirteen articles and ratification by Queen Victoria and the Daoguang Emperor was exchanged nine months later. -
Taiping Rebellion (Late Dec. 1850 - July 1864)
massive civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing Dynasty. It was a millenarian movement led by Hong Xiuquan, who announced that he had received visions in which he learned that he was the younger brother of Jesus. At least 20 million people died, mainly civilians, in one of the deadliest military conflicts in history -
Opium Wars Part Diex (month specific, date not) END 1860)
The ship the Arrow was captured for Piracy by the Chinese, but the British considered it an insult to the flag and opened fire on Canton. -
Taiping Rebellion Ends
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Boxer Rebellion's first hint: The attack on a German Mission kills 2
On 1 November 1897, a band of armed men who were perhaps members of the Big Swords Society stormed the residence of a German missionary from the aggressive Society of the Divine Word and killed two priests. This attack is known as the Juye Incident. -
2nd incident that leads to the Boxer Rebellion
group of Boxers attacked the Christian community of Liyuantun Village where a temple to the Jade Emperor had been converted into a Catholic church. -
Open Door Policy began with a note to European powers by USA
The Open Door policy was rooted in desire of American businesses to exploit Chinese markets, though it also tapped the deep-seated sympathies of those who opposed imperialism, especially as the policy pledged to protect China's territorial integrity. -
Boxer Rebellion now is fully and officially begun
a clash between Boxers and Qing government troops.[18] By using the word "Militia" rather than "Boxers," they distanced themselves from forbidden martial arts sects, and tried to give their movement the legitimacy of a group that defended orthodoxy