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European interests in China 1800-1900

European interests in China 1800-1900. British want to trade. What do you trade with the empire that has everything?. Chinese would import only silver and opium. British did not want to give up silver, so…. Opium War. An Opium Den. Chests of British made Opium traded to China.

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European interests in China 1800-1900

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  1. European interests in China1800-1900 British want to trade

  2. What do you trade with the empire that has everything?

  3. Chinese would import only silver and opium. British did not want to give up silver, so…. Opium War An Opium Den Chests of British made Opium traded to China

  4. The Opium War 1839 - 1842

  5. Taiping Rebellion 1850-1864 • Peasants revolt against Qing Emperor. • 20-30 million deaths

  6. Boxer Rebellion 1900 “Rid China of the foreign devils”

  7. Boxer Rebellion 1900

  8. Birth of the Chinese Republic Sun Yixian (a.k.a. Sun Yat-sen) Failure of Boxer Rebellion leads to: • Peasants continued resentment of foreign control and dysfunction of Qing Empire • Revolution in 1911 led by Sun Yixian leading to end of Qing and establishing a Chinese Republic • Yixian calls for 3 Principles:Democracy, Self-rule, and Economic modernization

  9. “The sun never sets on the British Empire”

  10. British India – “The Raj”

  11. Mughal India

  12. Europeans Compete for Control

  13. The British East India Company 1600 - 1858

  14. Battle of Plassey- June 23, 1757 • Located in Bengal region of eastern India • British defeat local Indians and end French hopes of controlling India

  15. Many Indians revolt against Britain in the Sepoy Rebellion 1857. The Sepoy Rebellion was crushed by the powerful British.

  16. Storming of Delhi by British troops, 1857

  17. The relief of Lucknow, 1857

  18. Punishment for Sepoy Rebellion

  19. England alone, controlled India • Positive Effects: • New roads & railroads • Telegraph & postal service connect people • Irrigation system improve farming • New laws bring “justice to all” • British schools offer education

  20. Negative effects of British rule in India: • India’s resources go to Britain • Farms grow food to sell, not to eat many go hungry • Best jobs go to British people • Indians treated as inferior • Britain tries to replace Indian culture with theirs

  21. Imperialism: India & China Use your notes to consider the following: • What is similar about European imperialism in China & India? Consider time period, causes, effects • What is different about European imperialism in China & India? Consider time period, causes, effects

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