Transcript China Resists Imperialism

Imperialism in China
What were the causes of the Opium Wars?
I. The Opium Wars
A. Little trade between China & the West, except for silk & tea for silver
which favored China
1. British bring technology gifts to China, Chinese are unimpressed
B. Next, British bring opium from India to China
1. 1835: 12 million Chinese were hooked on the drug
2. Qing Emperor tries to ban opium
a. Queen Victoria ignores him and Britain
continues trading in Opium
C. 1839: China tries to destroy British
opium. Britain starts “Opium Wars”
1. Chinese lose the war
Stop
selling
drugs to
our people!
2. 1842: Treaty of Nanjing gives
a) Britain island of Hong Kong
b) extraterritorial rights (foreigners
not subject to Chinese Law)
Poppy Plant
Deal
with it!
II. Taiping Rebellion
A. 1850: Hong Xiuquan recruits peasant army to remove Qing Government,
starting the Taiping Rebellion
B. 1864: Empress Cixi asks British & French to help
defeat Hong’s army since 20 million+ killed in Taiping
Rebellion
1. Hong defeated, Empress “owes” Britain & France but
rest of Europe & Japan want Spheres of Influence in China
C. Fearing another “Scramble for Africa”, the US negotiates the open door
policy, which allowed all nations trade with China
III. Boxer Rebellion
A. New Qing Emperor wants to end open door pol.
1. He is arrested & Empress Cixi returns
B. 1900: Angry Chinese form the Boxers, began a revolt known as the
Boxer Rebellion
1. Although the Boxers were beaten, Chinese & West know reform is
needed