Geography
Britain and China
Who was the queen of Britain during the Opium Wars?
Queen Victoria
What century was the boxer rebellion in?
19th century
What is nationalism?
Support and enthusiasm towards ones own nation.
True or False: the Boxers were supported by the Emperor/Empress
True
What was the Middle Passage?
Who were the boxers?
Young peasants from Northern China
What Treaty was signed in 1842 after the bombing of a British ship in the Port of Canton?
The Treaty of Nanking
A sequence of rulers from the same family.
Dynasty
What was kowtowing?
Bending down and pressing your forehead to the ground with your hands outstretched.
What main company transported Opium through China?
East India Company
The name of the Empress Dowager who encouraged the Boxers
Empress Dowager Cixi
How long did the Industrial Revolution last?
80 years
What was the slogan for the Boxers?
'Support the Qing, Destroy the Foreign'
March 3rd 1857: Did British Parliament vote for or against war with china?
Approximately how many chests of opium were imported to China annually from 1820-1838
8000-35000
Who was the governor of the Canton Province that wrote a letter to the Queen of Britain in 1839?
Lin Zexu
When was the Treaty of Tianjin signed?
1858
What was the "spinning Jenny"?
A power loom used for weaving cloth.
What year was opium officially banned by the Jiaqing emperor?
1810
What were 2 things the the boxers blamed for natural disasters?
Foreigners, western technology and construction of Christian Churches
Name 3 motives for the Boxer attack on foreign diplomats in Beijing
Name 3 terms of the Treaty of Nanking
$20million in compensation, territorial control of Hong Kong by the British, 5% tariff reduction, most favoured nation status, 5 additional ports for Britain in China.
What was the widow of a Chinese emperor called?
Dowager
Name 3 key features of why the Industrial Revolution occurred.
Agricultural revolution, cottage industries, innovation, stable political environment, growth of empire, or consumerism.