Makenna Chapter 12 section 1

12 million Chinese people addicted to opium

Jan 1, 1835

Opium War

Period: Jan 1, 1839 to Dec 31, 1844

Taiping Rebellion

Period: Jan 1, 1840 to Dec 31, 1853

By 1853 one million people joined the rebel fources.

Dowager empress called back to the Imperial court

Sep 1, 1899

Dowager Empress begins reform

Jan 1, 1906