China and the "Paper Tigers"
Who Wrote "U.S. Imperialism is a Paper Tiger"
Who is Mao Zedong
This river's catastrophic floods destroyed farmland, displaced millions, and contributed to civil unrest during the Qing Dynasty's decline.
What is the Yellow River?
This 1842 treaty ended the First Opium War, ceding Hong Kong to Britain.
What is the Treaty of Nanjing?
This person was a key figure in the Chinese Communist Party, a revolutionary, and the former Premier of the People's Republic of China. He was an ally of Mao Zedong during the Chinese Civil War, later helping consolidate its control, form its foreign policy, and develop the economy.
Who is Zhou Enlai?
Originating northeast of the Great Wall, this people conquered China in 1644 enforced sumptuary laws distinguishing them from Han subjects.
Who were the Manchu.
This diplomatic system required foreign states to acknowledge China's emperor as superior in exchange for trade rights and protection.
What was the Tribute System?
This early-20th century author is known as the father of modern Chinese literature and was regarded by many as the foremost representative of the nation's conscience. His writings criticized the Confucian-based society, calling for a more humanistic culture. A central theme in his writing is cannibalism, commenting on how people treated each other in China at the time.
Who is Lu Xun
Claiming to be Jesus' younger brother, this Hakka villager launched a bloody civil war establishing a Christian-inspired rebellion against the Qing.
Who was Hong Xiuquan?
This 1894-1895 war resulted in Japan gaining Taiwan and influence in Korea.
What was the Sino-Japanese War?
This was the class of people that Mao felt would lead the revolution.
Who were the peasants?
This northern Chinese uprising used mobile cavalry tactics and exploited Qing weakness, becoming the 'second front' of anti-Qing resistance while the Taiping raged in the south
What was the Nian Rebellion?
The two Western powers that jointly attacked China in the Second Opium War.
Who were Britain and France?
Founded in 1912 by Sun Yat-sen, this political party helped topple the Qing dynasty and promoted modernization along Western lines. It played a significant part in the first Chinese first National Assembly where it was the majority party. However, the party failed to achieve complete control over China.
What is the Guomindang (ie: Chinese Nationalist Party)
This uprising at the turn of the 20th century targeted Western influences in China through attacks on churches and railroads, but was crushed by an international force, leaving China to pay a crushing indemnity.
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
This Qing official's 1839 letter to Britain's queen demanded an end to the opium trade, foreshadowing the First Opium War which would begin a year later.
Who was Lin Zexu?