CHAPTER 12, SECTION 5CHINA AND THE NEW IMPERIALISM

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Lesson Objectives

• LEARN WHAT WARS CHINA FOUGHT AND UNDERSTAND THRE KEY TERMS (I.E., UNEQUAL TREATIES, INDEMNITY, AND EXTRATERRITORIALITY).

• DESCRIBE WHAT TRADE RIGHTS WESTERNERS SOUGHT IN CHINA. (I.E., SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AND OPEN DOOR POLICY).

• LEARNING TWO IMPORTANT CONCEPTS IN ECONOMICS (I.E., TRADE SURPLUS AND TRADE DEFICIT).

• EXPLAIN THE INTERNAL PROBLEMS CHINESE REFORMS TRIED TO SOLVE.

• UNDERSTAND HOW THE QING DYNASTY FELL.

BALANCE OF TRADE

• TRADE SURPLUS- CHINA TRADE SILK, PORELAIN, TEA FOR GOLD AND SILIVER.

• TRADE DEICIT- YOU SPEND MORE MONEY ON IMPORTS GOODS THEN EXPORTS.

1839-1842, OPIUM WAR

• BRITISH FORCED CHINA TO PURCHASE OPIUM.

• BRITAIN WON WAR.

1839-1842, OPIUM WAR

• TREATY OF NANJING (NAHN-JING) -UNEQUAL TREATIES!

• HUGE INDEMNITY-(MONEY)• EXTRATERRITORIALITY- (BRITISH LIVE UNDER

THEIR OWN LAWS)

1850-1864, TAIPING REBELLION (TY-PING)

• PEASANTS REVOLT• 20-30 MILLION KILLED

1850-1864, TAIPING REBELLION (TY-PING)

• QING DYNASTY VS HONG XIUQUAN (HONG-SHYOO-CHWAHN)

• QING DYNASTY WINS! NEW EMPRESS- CI XI (TSIH-SHIH) SUPPORTED CONFUCION TRADITIONS!

1894, SINO JAPANESE WAR

• WAR ENDS IN A DISASTER FOR CHINA, JAPAN GAINING THE ISLAND OF TAIWAN.

SPHERES OF INFLUNCE IN CHINA

• EUROPEAN POWERS MAKE DEALS WITH CHINA OVER TRADING RIGHTS. THEY CARVE-UP CHINA! FORM OF IMPERIALISM!

OPEN DOOR POLICY

• 1900’S,THE UNITED STATES TRYS TO CONVINCE EUROPEANS FOR A FREE TRADE POLICY IN CHINA.

1899-1901, BOXER REBELLION

• “RIGHTEOUS HARMONIOUS FISTS”• DRIVE OUT FOREIGNERS• USA AND EUROPEAN COALITION FORMED TO

DEFEAT BOXERS!

1900’S, CHINESE REPUBLIC

• SUN YIXIAN (SUN-YAT-SEN)

• THREE PRINCIPLES- NATIONALISM, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMIC SECURITY