Transcript Qing Dynasty Timeline

Qing Dynasty
By: Alex Taylor and Chrissy Anselmo
Topics Being Covered
- Who- Rise to power
- When- Dates
- Where- Map
- What- Key Information
- Religion
- Age of Prosperity
- Opium Wars
- War with Japan
Who & How
- Rise to Power:
- Succeeded the Ming dynasty in 1644
- Li Zicheng captured Beijing
- Ming dynasty officials asked the Manchus for help → took advantage
and seized the capital
- By adopting the Ming form of government and continuing to employ Ming
officials, the Manchus pacified the Chinese population. ("Qing Dynasty |
Chinese History”).
When
- 1644-1912
- Succeeded Ming Dynasty and preceded the People’s Republic
of China
Where
This is a map of the
Qing Empire in 1820.
It consists of most of
the land that makes
up present day
China. Similar to
today, back in the
1800’s China was still
a big country with a
massive amount of
land.
What
Religion: the Qing emperors adopted the state doctrine of
Confucianism as their official religion (Qing Dynasty 清 ).
The sprawling Qufu complex
was erected by the Qing
Dynasty and is still a popular
tourist site today (1).
what continued
- Age of Prosperity in beginning of empire (Four Great Inventions of
the Ancient Chinese)
what continued
what continued
- Precursor to the first Opium War: Trade problems
(New World Encyclopedia)
- First Opium War: (China Highlights)
- 1839: Commissioner is sent to Canton
- Burns some 20,000 chests of opium & bans all British trade
- England declares war
- The Qing cannot win → The Qing surrenders in 1842.
- The Treaty of Nanking ends the opium war. The Qing have to add more
trading posts and they give up Hong Kong.
- Second Opium War:
what continued
- War with Japan (1894 - 1895)(“Qing Dynasty Timeline”)
- Japan and China both want to control Korea
- After some conflicts, they start fighting
- The Japanese easily defeat China
- The Qing realize they need to make some improvements in how they
defend themselves
- Boxer Rebellion 1900
-
(“Qing Dynasty Timeline”)
Society of Harmonious Fists (group of rebels known as boxers): not happy with
the amount of foreigners in China
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They try to kick out the foreigners
what continued
- 1908
(“Qing Dynasty Timeline”)
- Sun Yat-sen wants to unify China with a democratic, representative
government
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- In 1911 the government is overthrown and Sun is elected provisional
president of the new republic of China.
1912 (“Qing Dynasty Timeline”)
- Sun Yat-sen steps down → Yuan Shikai, a former general, become
president
- The last emperor, Puyi, abdicated in 1912
- Create The People’s Republic of China
Why- Significance
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Formed Territorial base for modern day China
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Even though they were run by the Manchu clan, who were not well
liked, they still ran a prosperous country ("Qing Dynasty | Chinese
History).
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They were the last Dynasty in Imperial China
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China was not conquered during the European Age of Expansion
because of their strong willed Emperors who refused to conform
to the European ways of life ("Qing Dynasty | Chinese History)
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Lasting less than 300 years, the Qing dynasty had made vast
improvements to the economy of China, but failed to bring about
works cited
"Qing Dynasty 清 (1644-1911) Religion and Culture" Qing Dynasty 清 (1644-1911) Religion and Culture.
Ulrich Theobald, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.
“Qing Dynasty.” New World Encyclopedia. New World Encyclopedia, 18 June 2015. Web. 27 Feb. 2016.
"Four Great Inventions of the Ancient Chinese." Chinese Culture Shop. N.p., 03 June 2015. Web. 28 Feb.
2016.
"The Qing Dynasty." China Highlights. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.
"Qing Dynasty | Chinese History." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 28
Feb. 2016.
"Qing Dynasty Timeline." Qing Dynasty Timeline. Softschools.com, 2005. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.