Transcript imperialism affects china

IMPERIALISM
AFFECTS CHINA
CHINA THROUGHOUT HISTORY
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One of the earliest
civilizations
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Responsible for many
inventions throughout
history
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By 1500 the Chinese
resisted progress and
political growth
Forbidden City
Causes of the Decline
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Massive overpopulation
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Intense pressure from the west for trade
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For years Britain imported tea, silk, and
porcelain and paid with cotton and silver
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Opium war-British
looked to correct trade
imbalance with opium.
China protested, and
was forced to trade
during the Opium war
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European States create
spheres of influenceareas where they had
exclusive trading rights
Opium War
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Open door policy-U.S. sees what is going on.
China is weak, and U.S. wants to preserve it.
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Gave equal trading rights to all imperialist
nations. China not consulted
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Boxer RebellionChinese anger with
foreign control in
their country led to
the Boxer Rebellion
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20,000 European
troops massacre the
Boxers
Sun Yat-sen
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Formed the Revive China Society. Qing dynasty was
in decay
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Wanted to turn China into a constitutional monarchy
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Launched the Revolution of 1911, which ended the
dynasty and launched a flawed republic. (China had
no urban middle class, unlike the French)
JAPAN
Japan becomes the only Asian
Imperial power
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At first, shut it’s doors to the
world
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Impressed by U.S.
firepower, agrees to trade
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Quickly adopts western
industry, industrializes and
claims colonies such as
Korea