Imperialism in China

By gabriellagomez

  • The signing of the Treaty of Nanjing

    Marked end of the First Opium war between Great Britain and the Qing Dynasty of China. This gave the British Hong Kong.
  • Treaty Wanghia

    Treaty Wanghia

    U.S. and other foreign citizens gained extraterritorial rights. Diplomiatic agreement of the Quing Dynasty in China and the United States.

  • Hong captured Nanjing

    Nanjing was declared Hongs capital.
  • Period: to

    Dowager Empress Cixi in power

    Cixi was in power with inly one brief gap

  • Feuding in the government

    There was a rebellion and at least 20 million died.

  • Guangxu introduced ways to modernize China

    Measures called for reorganizing educational system, strengthen economy, moderize military, streamlining the government.

  • Open door policy

    In fear that nations would divide China into colonies the United States made the open door policy saying that China had to trade with all nations.