Events Flashcards
The Opium Wars
1839-1841 The British wanted to import Opium to China The Chinese government banned opium The British did not listen Trade issue between China and GB
Nanjing Treaty and Tianjin Treaty
Unequal treaty
China gave up Hong Kong for it to become a British colony
It gave the British more access to trade
It gave low import to taxes
The right not to punish Western criminals
Allowed Western missionaries to travel freely
Paid for both wars
Taiping Rebellion
1850-1864 Domestic rebellion Almost overthrew the dynasty Economic issues, people felt disenfranchised and alienated Advocating for radical changes Millions of people died
Nian rebellion
1851
Economic issues, people felt disenfranchised and alienated
Muslim Rebellions
1855
Economic issues, people felt disenfranchised and alienated
The First Sino-Japanese War
1894-95 Korea was embroiled in a rebellion in 1894 The Korean king asked the Chinese government to help them put it down Japan also answered the call Japanese and Chinese clashed Fighting for control of Korea The Powers were surprised when Japan won The Chinese lost The Treaty of Shimonoseki 1895 Gave away territories Lost Korea as a tribute state Korea became independent Paid Japan 4.5 times their annual budget
The second scramble for China
1900
Westerns used the loans from the first Sino-Japanese war as leverage to get China to sign over parts of their empire to Western nations
States set up spheres of influence in China
The Boxer Rebellion
1900
The Boxers United in Righteousness emerged in 1898 in the Shandong Province
They start to blame the foreigners for their situation and attack them
The dowager declared her support for them
The attacks on foreigners increased
The Powers formed a coalition and retaliated
The provincial leaders negotiated a peace
Chinese had to pay
Foreigners were allowed to fortify their offices in Beijing and bring troops
China lost prestige from this
1911 Revolution
A military revolt in the beginning
The Wuchang army revolted
Not planned
Demonstrated the rev mood of pop
Radicals infiltrated the Hubei Army troops
The police found the bombs and memberships that they made
They mutinied
The emperor abdicated and handed power to General Yuan Shikai
New culture movement
Broad social movement to modernize Chinese culture
Free choice in marriage
Banned footbinding
Promoted education for girls and it became acceptable
Promoted vernacular writing, the Bai Hua movement
New types of media like the New Youth magazine
The warlord era
1916
The government in Beijing had no power
The rev on the political side proves to be a failure
The May Fourth Movement
1919
Japan did not want to let go of the German territory in China
China was not allowed to attend the PP conference
Protests and strikes
Boycotts on Japanese businesses and work stoppages
The Meiji Restoration
1868-90 Encountered the West Government was centralized Abolished the shogunate Got rid of the daimyo Instituted a national conscripted army Eradicated the samurai class- Everyone was equal Compulsory national education for both girls and boys
Why did the Meiji Restoration happen?
The encounter with the west forced unequal treaties, imposed Japan to trade with the Powers, accept low import taxes and reside in court
Extraterritoriality
They lost their sovereignty
The Japanese realized that their fate could be like the Chinese’s
