Transcript 12-5, CHINA AND THE NEW IMPERIALISM

CHAPTER 12, SECTION 5
CHINA AND THE NEW IMPERIALISM
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Lesson Objectives
• LEARN WHAT WARS CHINA FOUGHT AND
UNDERSTAND THRE KEY TERMS (I.E., UNEQUAL
TREATIES, INDEMNITY, AND EXTRATERRITORIALITY).
• DESCRIBE WHAT TRADE RIGHTS WESTERNERS SOUGHT
IN CHINA. (I.E., SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AND OPEN
DOOR POLICY).
• LEARNING TWO IMPORTANT CONCEPTS IN
ECONOMICS (I.E., TRADE SURPLUS AND TRADE
DEFICIT).
• EXPLAIN THE INTERNAL PROBLEMS CHINESE REFORMS
TRIED TO SOLVE.
• UNDERSTAND HOW THE QING DYNASTY FELL.
BALANCE OF TRADE
• TRADE SURPLUSCHINA TRADE SILK,
PORELAIN, TEA FOR
GOLD AND SILIVER.
• TRADE DEICIT- YOU
SPEND MORE MONEY
ON IMPORTS GOODS
THEN EXPORTS.
1839-1842, OPIUM WAR
• BRITISH FORCED CHINA TO PURCHASE
OPIUM.
• BRITAIN WON WAR.
1839-1842, OPIUM WAR
• TREATY OF NANJING (NAHN-JING) -UNEQUAL
TREATIES!
• HUGE INDEMNITY-(MONEY)
• EXTRATERRITORIALITY- (BRITISH LIVE UNDER
THEIR OWN LAWS)
1850-1864, TAIPING REBELLION
(TY-PING)
• PEASANTS REVOLT
• 20-30 MILLION KILLED
1850-1864, TAIPING REBELLION
(TY-PING)
• QING DYNASTY VS HONG XIUQUAN (HONGSHYOO-CHWAHN)
• QING DYNASTY WINS! NEW EMPRESS- CI XI
(TSIH-SHIH) SUPPORTED CONFUCION
TRADITIONS!
1894, SINO JAPANESE WAR
• WAR ENDS IN A DISASTER FOR CHINA, JAPAN
GAINING THE ISLAND OF TAIWAN.
SPHERES OF INFLUNCE IN CHINA
• EUROPEAN POWERS MAKE DEALS WITH
CHINA OVER TRADING RIGHTS. THEY CARVEUP CHINA! FORM OF IMPERIALISM!
OPEN DOOR POLICY
• 1900’S,THE UNITED STATES TRYS TO
CONVINCE EUROPEANS FOR A FREE TRADE
POLICY IN CHINA.
1899-1901, BOXER REBELLION
• “RIGHTEOUS HARMONIOUS FISTS”
• DRIVE OUT FOREIGNERS
• USA AND EUROPEAN COALITION FORMED TO
DEFEAT BOXERS!
1900’S, CHINESE REPUBLIC
• SUN YIXIAN (SUN-YAT-SEN)
• THREE PRINCIPLES- NATIONALISM, DEMOCRACY,
ECONOMIC SECURITY