China's Resistance

• OPIUM WAR - All products from outside China will pass through Guangzhou port
• OPIUM WAR

  - It was in the 19th Century when British introduced opium in Chinese market, a dangerous drug from the capsules of the poppy plant
• OPIUM WAR

  - It was illegally transported by the British in 18th Century
• OPIUM WAR

  - Qing dynasty wrote a letter to Queen Victoria urging to stop the transport of Opium
• OPIUM WAR

  - However, Queen Victoria disagreed to stop the trading of opium that resulted to OPIUM WAR of 1839
• TREATY OF NANJING

  - It was a peace treaty in 1842 as Chinese surrendered to the British.

  
  

  - It was a peace treaty in 1842 as Chinese surrendered to the

  - It was a peace treaty in 1842 as Chinese surrendered to the British

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• TREATY OF NANJING

  - It gave Hong Kong as British colony
• TREATY OF NANJING

  - In 1844, extraterritorial rights were granted to foreign countries

  - In 1844, extraterritorial rights were granted to foreign countries including United States
• TAIPING REBELLION

  - Population boom of China challenged China’s self-sufficient economy
• TAIPING REBELLION

  - Insufficient food supply resulted to widespread spread hunger that caused revolt against Qing Dynasty
• TAIPING REBELLION

  - Hong Xiuquan, a young Chinese leader rose to influence in hope of saving China
• TAIPING REBELLION

  - He formed and founded a principle, “ALL CHINESE PEOPLE WOULD SHARE CHINA’S VAST WEALTH AND NO ONE WOULD LIVE IN POVERTY”.
• TAIPING REBELLION

  - It was named Taiping Rebellion which means “great peace”
• TAIPING REBELLION

  - In 1850, Hong and other peasants captured and controlled the city of Nanjing. It took 20 years for the government to stop the uprising that destroyed farmlands and killed 20 million Chinese
• OPEN DOOR POLICY

  - Dowager Empress named Cixi ruled China towards the end of 1880s

  - She implemented reforms in China’s education, civil service, and military
• OPEN DOOR POLICY

  - Foreigners gained a sphere of influence almost all throughout China - However, US resisted sphere on influence but insisted an Open Door Policy
• BOXER REBELLION

  - In 1898, Emperor Guangxu, Cixi’s nephew spearheaded reforms in education, economy and military, and streamlining the government

  - His ideas were rejected by the conservatives that led to

  Dowager Empress’ return to power
• BOXER REBELLION

  - The beginning of 1900s marked the founding of a secret organization called the “Society of Righteous and

  Harmonious Fists” soon known as the “Boxers”
• BOXER REBELLION

  - The Boxer Rebellion was organized to fight against Cixi and western influence

  - The rebellion failed but it catalyzed the see of nationalism in China and Cixi finally allowed reforms to happen