Why was trade at first only profitable for the chinese
The chinese only wanted silver nothing else
What port city was trade originally restricted to
Guangzhou
What item did the british discover was the only other thing than silver the chinese wanted
opium
What year was opium banned in china
1796
Who odder for all the opium in Guangzhou to be destroyed in 1839
Chinese officials
What did the british do in response to the destruction of their opium
They capture the city of Shanghai in 1842 with naval force
What did the treaty of nanjing do
It opened up 5 more trading ports and gave extraterritoriality to British people
What does extraterritoriality do
Gave people who are not native to a country the right to be tried in their home country
What were unequal treaties
Treaties that benefit the only one country and negatively affect the other
The qing dynasty losing power meant to some people it had lost the_____ and people decided to_____.
Mandate of heaven Rebel
Who lead the taiping revolution
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan wanted to create
a " heavenly kingdom of great peace" where no one would be poor
How many lives were lost during the taiping rebellion
20 million
The taiping rebellion took over parts of china and the city of
Nanjing
In 1864 who assisted the qing soldiers in putting down the taiping rebellion
France and Britain
What did the qing do to modernize
They built coal mines, factories and railroads along with building modern weapons and ships
What did the americans propose so that they could also free trade with the chinese
open door policy
Who were the boxer's
are people who have martial art training who believe Europeans weapons are powerless against them
When did the boxer revolution start
1899
What happened during the boxer revolution
Missionaries were attacked then they attacked foreign compounds in beijing and had to be stopped by 20,000 troops
In 1909 the chinese created the
provincial assembly
What did Sun Yixian want
China would eventually become a democracy but not yet, he first called for the overthrow of Chinese government and then replace it with a ruling nationalist party
Officials in october of 1911 led a revolt in the what city and create a what in 1912
Wuchang a republic
Yuan Shikai was a general who negotiated the chinese emperor to
peacefully end the 268 year rule of the Qing
Who learned from china's mistakes
Japan
Who sent commodore perry to the Edo bay with 4 war ship in 1853 and 9 in 1854
the usa president Millard Fillmore
The presents of american warships force the japanese to sign the
Treaty of Kanagawa
What did the Treaty of Kanagawa do
Allowed for american ships to stop in 2 japanese port
The treaties that japan had to sign contributed to
he rise of Japanese nationalism
who regained power in japan from 1868-1912
Meiji emperor
Meiji means
Enlightened ruler
Meiji becoming emperor became known as the
The Meiji restoration
What did Meiji decide was the best way to defend against western attacks
Was to strengthen themselves
Why did the Iwakura mission happen
To learn of military tactics and economic teciquinces
What was the Iwakura mission
group of Japanese officials made a 2 year journey to the USA and Europe
The Meiji reforms caused for
all kids to attend school and officials adapted U.S and Europeans military practices and strengthened their own military
What did japan do to industrialize, by
building telegraph lines, postal service and a national currency and helped build a railway system
By what year had japan become a major power
1915
The boxers targeted
Converted chinese christians and foreign missionaries
Who was the main source of opium
British east india company
Why was trade at first only profitable for the chinese
The chinese only wanted silver nothing else
What port city was trade originally restricted to
Guangzhou
What item did the british discover was the only other thing than silver the chinese wanted
opium
What year was opium banned in china
1796
Who odder for all the opium in Guangzhou to be destroyed in 1839
Chinese officials
What did the british do in response to the destruction of their opium
They capture the city of Shanghai in 1842 with naval force
What did the treaty of nanjing do
It opened up 5 more trading ports and gave extraterritoriality to British people
What does extraterritoriality do
Gave people who are not native to a country the right to be tried in their home country
What were unequal treaties
Treaties that benefit the only one country and negatively affect the other
The qing dynasty losing power meant to some people it had lost the_____ and people decided to_____.
Mandate of heaven Rebel
Who lead the taiping revolution
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan wanted to create
a " heavenly kingdom of great peace" where no one would be poor
How many lives were lost during the taiping rebellion
20 million
The taiping rebellion took over parts of china and the city of
Nanjing
In 1864 who assisted the qing soldiers in putting down the taiping rebellion
France and Britain
What did the qing do to modernize
They built coal mines, factories and railroads along with building modern weapons and ships
What did the americans propose so that they could also free trade with the chinese
open door policy
Who were the boxer's
are people who have martial art training who believe Europeans weapons are powerless against them
When did the boxer revolution start
1899
What happened during the boxer revolution
Missionaries were attacked then they attacked foreign compounds in beijing and had to be stopped by 20,000 troops
In 1909 the chinese created the
provincial assembly
What did Sun Yixian want
China would eventually become a democracy but not yet, he first called for the overthrow of Chinese government and then replace it with a ruling nationalist party
Officials in october of 1911 led a revolt in the what city and create a what in 1912
Wuchang a republic
Yuan Shikai was a general who negotiated the chinese emperor to
peacefully end the 268 year rule of the Qing
Who learned from china's mistakes
Japan
Who sent commodore perry to the Edo bay with 4 war ship in 1853 and 9 in 1854
the usa president Millard Fillmore
The presents of american warships force the japanese to sign the
Treaty of Kanagawa
What did the Treaty of Kanagawa do
Allowed for american ships to stop in 2 japanese port
The treaties that japan had to sign contributed to
he rise of Japanese nationalism
who regained power in japan from 1868-1912
Meiji emperor
Meiji means
Enlightened ruler
Meiji becoming emperor became known as the
The Meiji restoration
What did Meiji decide was the best way to defend against western attacks
Was to strengthen themselves
Why did the Iwakura mission happen
To learn of military tactics and economic teciquinces
What was the Iwakura mission
group of Japanese officials made a 2 year journey to the USA and Europe
The Meiji reforms caused for
all kids to attend school and officials adapted U.S and Europeans military practices and strengthened their own military
What did japan do to industrialize, by
building telegraph lines, postal service and a national currency and helped build a railway system
By what year had japan become a major power
1915
The boxers targeted
Converted chinese christians and foreign missionaries
Who was the main source of opium
British east india company