Midterm Exam Flashcards
British East India Co.
British Company that had a monopoly over trade in Asia, had an army, could acquire territory, and issue money
Treaty of Nanjing
End of First Opium War, began Treaty Port System
Treaty Port System
Granted commercial benefits to European traders in select Chinese cities
Self-Strengthening Movement
Strategy of Qing Dynasty to regain prestige through education
Sino-Japanese War
War between China and Japan that ended with the Treaty of Shimonoseki
Warlord China
China from 1916-1928, Local warlords ran the show
Northern Expedition
War by Nationalist Party to eliminate local warlords
Nanjing Decade
Nationalist decade of power focused around Nanjing, emphasis on military strength to unify the nation
Chinese Civil War
Power struggle between the Nationalist Party and the Communist Party, following WWII
Korean War
China backed North Korea, and the CCP used the war to consolidate domestic power
Geneva Conference
Zhou Enlai’s first diplomatic meeting with the West
Bandung Conference
Anti-colonialism conference with 29 third-world countries in attendance
Sino-Soviet Split
Fallout between Mao and Khrushchev , leading to worsened relations between USSR and China
Sino-American Rapprochement
Kissinger’s visit to Beijing, Shanghai Communiqué, Mao opening to the West to limit USSR’s power
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
Diplomatic relations sparked by relations between Chinese and US table tennis teams
Shanghai Communiqué
Peaceful coexistence,
recognition of “One China,” bilateral
trade
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Caused by inflation crisis in late 80s, Student protests over the death of Hu Yaobang led to potentially thousands dead
Deng’s Southern Tour
1992, Attempt to show Deng as active and influential, showed that Reform and Opening did not end at Tiananmen
Tan-Zam Railway
Railway built by China through Tanzania and Zambia to connect copper mines to sea. Socialist Internationalism example.
