CHINA AND THE NEW IMPERIALISM The New Imperialism

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CHINA AND THE NEW IMPERIALISM The New Imperialism 9 -5

CHINA AND THE NEW IMPERIALISM The New Imperialism 9 -5

H-SS 10. 4. 4 Describe the independence struggles of the colonized regions of the

H-SS 10. 4. 4 Describe the independence struggles of the colonized regions of the world, including the roles of leaders, such as Sun Yat-sen in China, and the roles of ideology and religion.

GUIDE QUESTION 1. How did imperialists “open” China to the West?

GUIDE QUESTION 1. How did imperialists “open” China to the West?

Western economic and military pressure forces China to open itself up to foreign trade

Western economic and military pressure forces China to open itself up to foreign trade and influence • 18 th century China • Self-sufficient • Isolationist • Xenophobic

Britain forces China to open itsel up • Unfavorable trade balance • The Opium

Britain forces China to open itsel up • Unfavorable trade balance • The Opium Trade • The Opium Wars-Britain defeats China and forces it to accept opium • 1842 Najing Treaty China gives up Hong Kong

GUIDE QUESTION 2. What internal problems reduced China’s ability to defend itself from European

GUIDE QUESTION 2. What internal problems reduced China’s ability to defend itself from European encroachment?

Extraterritorial rights • exemption from Chinese law foreigners • creates much resentment on the

Extraterritorial rights • exemption from Chinese law foreigners • creates much resentment on the part of Chinese • government’s legitimacy reduced

Internal Problems • Qing=foreign Dynasty • Over-population • Famine • Flooding/drought • Government corruption

Internal Problems • Qing=foreign Dynasty • Over-population • Famine • Flooding/drought • Government corruption • Opium addiction

1853 -1864 Taiping Rebellion • Led by Hong Xiuquan, Christian Mystic-”Heavenly Kingdom of Peace”

1853 -1864 Taiping Rebellion • Led by Hong Xiuquan, Christian Mystic-”Heavenly Kingdom of Peace” • Women's equality • Control SE China 10 years • Peasant Revolt • Crushed with French/British support • 20 million + die

GUIDE QUESTION 3. How does the Open Door Policy represent a change in patterns

GUIDE QUESTION 3. How does the Open Door Policy represent a change in patterns of Imperialist methods?

Other nations take over China indirectly Spheres of influenceregions in which foreign nation controlled

Other nations take over China indirectly Spheres of influenceregions in which foreign nation controlled trade and investments Open Door Policy -U. S. sponsored policy of trade that retain China’s borders at expense of economic freedom

GUIDE QUESTION 4. How did the Chinese seek to end foreign control?

GUIDE QUESTION 4. How did the Chinese seek to end foreign control?

Chinese Nationalism • 1899 Guangxu’s Hundred Days of Reform • Boxer Rebellion 1900 uprising

Chinese Nationalism • 1899 Guangxu’s Hundred Days of Reform • Boxer Rebellion 1900 uprising against foreignersput down by multinational force • 1908 planning begun for full constitutional government by 1917