Imperialism in China
Foreign domination of China in the 19th century
What is imperialism?
The addictive substance introduced by Britain to China.
What is opium?
The Chinese dynasty that ruled until 1912.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
The technology China adopted from the West to modernize its military.
What is the railroad?
The conflict that led to the Unequal Treaties.
What are the Opium Wars?
This country forced China to open trade after the First Opium War.
What is Britain?
The treaty that ended the First Opium War in 1842.
What is the Treaty of Nanjing?
The Qing emperor during the First Opium War.
Who is Daoguang Emperor?
This reform movement aimed to modernize China in 1898 but failed.
What is the Hundred Days' Reform?
The term for global exchange of goods, controlled by imperial powers.
What is global trade?
These zones allowed foreign control over trade and investment in China.
What are spheres of influence?
The port ceded to Britain after the First Opium War.
What is Hong Kong?
This empress held power during the Qing dynasty’s decline.
Who is Empress Dowager Cixi?
The leader who advocated for a republic and modernization in China.
Who is Sun Yat-sen?
The port ceded to Britain in the Treaty of Nanjing.
What is Hong Kong?
This 1900 rebellion aimed to expel foreign influence from China.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
The war fought between China and Britain in 1856-1860.
What is the Second Opium War?
The 1850-1864 rebellion against Qing rule.
What is the Taiping Rebellion?
The 1911 revolution that ended the Qing dynasty.
What is the Xinhai Revolution?
China’s belief that it was the center of the world.
What is Sinocentrism?
China’s system of handling foreign relations before Western imperialism.
What is the tributary system?
Treaty that opened more Chinese ports after the Second Opium War.
What is the Treaty of Tientsin?
The movement to modernize China in the 1860s.
What is the Self-Strengthening Movement?
The process of increasing a nation’s wealth through industrial growth.
What is industrialization?
The policy of foreign powers controlling parts of China for trade.
What is spheres of influence?