Significant individuals
This last emperor of China became ruler at just 2 years old.
Puyi (The Last Emperor)
This war (1839–1842) started after Britain wanted to continue selling opium to China.
The First Opium War
This 1900 uprising tried to drive out foreigners and Christians.
Boxer Uprising (or Rebellion)
This dynasty collapsed in 1911, ending over 2,000 years of imperial rule.
Qing dynasty
The Chinese traditionally believed the emperor ruled with this kind of heavenly approval.
Mandate of Heaven
She was a powerful empress dowager who ruled behind the throne for decades.
Empress Dowager Cixi
This group of foreigners established spheres of influence in China in the late 1800s.
European powers (Britain, France, Germany, Russia) or Japan
The Boxer Uprising occurred under which Chinese dynasty?
Qing dynasty
Name the new form of government set up in China after 1911.
Republic of China
Identify one Chinese invention or practice that impressed Europeans in the 18th century.
Silk, porcelain, tea, gunpowder, compass (any accepted)
This revolutionary leader founded the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and provisional president after the 1911 Revolution.
Sun Yat-sen
The treaty that ended the First Opium War gave this island to Britain.
Hong Kong
During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, several Australian colonies sent troops to assist Britain. Name at least two colonies that sent soldiers.
New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia (any two accepted)
This event in 1949 marked the victory of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Chinese Communist Revolution / Establishment of the People’s Republic of China
Give one way traditional Chinese society treated women before 1900.
Foot binding, arranged marriages, limited rights
This communist leader declared the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
Mao Zedong
Explain one major consequence of the First Opium War for China.
Treaty of Nanjing forced China to open ports to foreign trade, ceded Hong Kong to Britain, paid large indemnities, weakened Qing authority and increased foreign influence
Which secret society led the Boxer Rebellion and what was their full name in English?
“The Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists” (nicknamed the Boxers)
What did Empress Dowager Cixi not do after the Boxer Rebellion?
Introduce democracy to China.
In 1949, the Nationalist government fled to this island after losing the Chinese Civil War. What is the island called today?
Taiwan (Republic of China)
Explain one significant way Sun Yat-sen or Mao Zedong changed China’s direction.
Sun Yat-sen overthrew imperial rule and promoted nationalism; Mao Zedong established communist rule and radically changed society/economy
Explain one major social consequence of the opium trade in China before the First Opium War.
Widespread addiction, declining health, families suffering, loss of productivity
Explain one major consequence of the Boxer Protocol (1901) for China.
Large payments to foreign powers, foreign troops stationed in Beijing, destruction of Chinese forts, weakening of Qing control
Explain one major obstacle to modernisation in China between 1911 and 1949.
Warlordism fragmented the country, Japanese invasion disrupted reforms, civil war between Nationalists and Communists, lack of industrial base
Explain one way Chinese society changed under the Communist Party after 1949.
Land reforms, end of foot binding, women’s rights improved, literacy campaigns, collectivisationTaiwan (Republic of China)