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China and the New Imperialism

China and the New Imperialism. By: Anna Kersey. Trading. China had a balance of trade with Guangzhou Balance of trade - exported more than they imported Westerners wanted to change this. Opium War . British traded opium for Chinese tea China becomes addicted

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China and the New Imperialism

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  1. China and the New Imperialism By: Anna Kersey

  2. Trading • China had a balance of trade with Guangzhou • Balance of trade- exported more than they imported • Westerners wanted to change this

  3. Opium War • British traded opium for Chinese tea • China becomes addicted • British refuses to stop sending it = Opium War • Britain wins easily

  4. Taiping Rebellion • China was in ruin • Peasants rebelled against the government • Rebellion lasted from 1850 to 1864 • Hong Xiuquan- revolutionary prophet • Wanted a heavenly kingdom of Great Peace- the Taiping • Wanted to end hatred toward Quing dynasty

  5. Taiping Rebellion Effects • Caused 20-30 million deaths • Quinggov. forced to share power with regional gov. • Russia captured some Chinese land

  6. Reform • Scholar officials controlled China • China was against Western reforms Believed it interfered with Confucian ideas Empress Ci Xi strongly supported this • Some Chinese wanted to move forward • “Self strengethening movement” • Imported western technology • Gov. didn’t support them

  7. War With Japan • Japan modernizing quickly • Pressuing China led to war • Japan wins • Takes Korea, Liaotung Peninsula, and Taiwan • Westerners divided up China • Britain-Yangzi Valley • France-Indochina • Germany- Shandong Peninsula • Russia- Liaotung Peninsula

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