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China says no to Foreign Influence
The Qing emperor agreed to recieve an ambassador from England. The man brought goods, and the chinese said they were not interested in the "strange objects they brought. -
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Tea-Opium
Opium was a drug that had been used for relieving pain, but the british were sneaking it in for nonmedical use. by 1835 12 million chinese were addicted. -
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Opium War
The chinese told the british to stop trading it, and the refused so war broke out. China was outdated and stood no chance. They got slaughtered and in 1842 signed a treaty. -
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Chinese got 99 problems and Europeons aint one.
Population had grown to 430 million by 1850. Their goverment was corrupt, the opium addiction rised, and hunger was beginning to be a big problem. -
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Open Door Policy
The U.S was a long term tading partner, we were worried other nations would get involved so we said Chinas "doors" be open to all. -
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Boxer rebellion
The boxers are out for blood and a multinational force quickly defeats the boxers. Despite the failure there was some a sense of nationalism. -
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Beginning of Reform
Select group of chinese travel around the world and study goverments. In 1908 the court announced it would establish a full constitutional goverment by 1917.
