Transcript China Responds - San Leandro Unified School District

China Responds
Reading: 371-375
Warm Up: Why do people use drugs such as
marijuana, opium or cocaine?
Attempt at foreign Influence
• West Tech- clock,
globe, instruments ,
hot air balloonEmperor unimpressed
• Chinese self sufficient
• Limited Foreign
influence by limiting
ports
Opium War
• Attempt to sell everything
failed…until Indian
Opium… by 1835 12
million addicts
• Chinese government makes
Trade illegal. British refuse
to stop selling and balance
of Trade shifts.
Letter to Queen Victoria:
“ By what right do they (merchants) use the
poisonous drug to injure the Chinese
people… I have heard that the smoking of
opium is strictly forbidden in your
country…” -Lin Zexu
Opium War
• Chinese Burn opium ships
at Guangzhou after ship
refuse to give up cargo
and Brittan declares war.
• 1842 War ends with –
- Extraterritorial rights
- Opening of ports
- Treaty of Nanjing- gives
up Hong Kong
Taipang rebellion
• 1850 Peasant Rebellion breaks
out against the Qing Dynasty
• Hong Xiuquan captures Yongan
and proclaims a new Dynasty
• Qing beg for help from British
and French 20 million die in 14
year struggle
• Results in Treaty of Tanjinlegalize opium, new ports are
open and Kowloon Peninsula
given to British
1870’s Self Strengthening
Movement and decline
• Empress Cixi – modernize
or Honor traditions?
• Russia takes portion of
Siberia, Tibet lost to Great
Britain
• Spheres of Influence
• Era of Warlords
• Sino Japanese War
• Open door policy- US
Economics
Society of Harmonious FistsBoxers
• Anti Qing and anti
foreigner
• Cixi- tries to play both
sides
• Foreign troops (Brits,
French, US, Russian,
Italy, Japan, Germany,
Austria) all join to
defeat boxers
• Foreign Nations
demand payment for
losses
Collapse of Qing
• Empress tries reforms
• In 1908 she dies and
Henry Pu Yi is placed
on the throne he would
be China’s last
Emperor
• Nationalist party
formed under Sun Yatsen
Summary Questions
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What island did the Treaty of Nanjing give to the British?
Regions of China dominated by foreigners?
Emperor who tried to modernize but was overthrown by a more
powerful ruler?
What allowed foreigners to not follow Chinese Law?
This was declared by the US in order to allow them to trade with
China
Who Ruled China between 1861-1908
Clash Between British and China that ended in China’s humiliating
defeat?
Largest armed rebellion in 19th century China lasted 14 years and
was finally crushed by the Qing after they asked for help from
Britain and France
Revolt that was a violent reaction to foreigners was defeated by a
multi national force.