China and the New Imperialism
Use your textbook, pages 333-337 to complete the following
The Trade Issue
Prior to the 1800s, Chinese rulers placed strict limits on…… foreign trade
What is a trade surplus? Exporting more than it imported
What is a trade deficit? Buying more from the Chinese than they sold to them
What were two developments that transformed China’s relations with the western world?
- China entered a period of decline
- The Industrial Revolution created a need for expanded markets for European goods
The Opium War
During the late 1700s, British merchants began making huge profits by trading….opium grown in Indiafor Chinese tea, which was popular in Britain
Silver flowed out of China…. In payment for the drug, disrupting the economy
The Chinese government outlawed opium and ….. executed Chinese drug dealers
With outdated weapons and fighting methods, the Chinese were easily defeated
Unequal Treaties – Treaty of Nanjing 1843
What is indemnity? Payment for losses in the war
What is extraterritoriality? The right to live under their own laws and be tried in their own courts
Internal Problems
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion, which lasted from 1850 to 1864, was probably …. The most devastating peasant revolt in history
The Taiping rebels won… control of large parts of China.
Effects
It is estimated to have caused the deaths of between … 20 million and 30 million Chinese
Reform Efforts
They saw western technology as dangerous, too, because it threatened …. Confucian ways that had served China successfully for so long
Spheres of Influence
The imperial powers more or less accepted the idea of an …Open door policy
The Qing Dynasty (a.k.a Manchu) Falls
Boxer Uprising 1900
Anti-foreign feeling finally exploded in …the Boxer Uprising
Their goal was to drive out the “foreign devils” who were… polluting the land with their unChinese ways
Aftermath of the Uprising
The defeat, however, forced even Chinese conservatives to…. Support westernization
A Chinese business class emerged, and a new urban working class …. Began to press for rights as western workers had done
Three Principles of the People
Although the Boxer Uprising failed, the flames of ….. Chinese nationalism spread
A passionate spokesman for a Chinese… republic was Sun Yixian (a.k.a. Sun Yet-sen)
What was Sun Yixian’s three goals to rebuild China?
- Nationalism, freeing China from foreign domination
- Democracy, or representative government
- “Livelihood”, or economic security for all Chinese
Birth of a Republic
In December 1911, …. he was named president of the new Chinese republic
For the next 37 years, China was almost constantly at war… with itself or fighting off foreign invasion
China and the New Imperialism
Use your textbook, pages 333-337 to complete the following
The Trade Issue
Prior to the 1800s, Chinese rulers placed strict limits on……
What is a trade surplus?
What is a trade deficit?
What were two developments that transformed China’s relations with the western world?
1.
2.
The Opium War
During the late 1700s, British merchants began making huge profits by trading….
Silver flowed out of China….
The Chinese government outlawed opium and …..
With outdated weapons and fighting methods,……
Unequal Treaties
What is indemnity?
What is extraterritoriality?
Internal Problems
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion, which lasted from 1850 to 1864, was probably ….
The Taiping rebels won…
Effects
It is estimated to have caused the deaths of between …
Reform Efforts
They saw western technology as dangerous, too, because it threatened ….
Spheres of Influence
The imperial powers more or less accepted the idea of an …
The Qing Dynasty Falls
Boxer Uprising
Anti-foreign feeling finally exploded in …
Their goal was to drive out the “foreign devils” who were…
Aftermath of the Uprising
The defeat, however, forced even Chinese conservatives to….
A Chinese business class emerged, and a new urban working class ….
Three Principles of the People
Although the Boxer Uprising failed, the flames of …..
A passionate spokesman for a Chinese…
What was Sun Yixian’s three goals to rebuild China?
1.
2.
3.
Birth of a Republic
In December 1911, ….
For the next 37 years, China was almost constantly at war…