China Resists Outside Influence. Events/Policies. Cause. Effects. Opium War. Chinese Defeat & Humiliation Opium trade continues Britain gets Hong Kong Chinese resentment of Foreigners. Britain’s Refusal to stop the Opium trade. Taiping Rebellion. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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China Resists Outside Influence
China ResistsOutside InfluenceEvents/PoliciesCause Effects
Opium WarBritainsRefusaltostop theOpiumtrade Chinese Defeat
& Humiliation Opium trade continues Britain gets Hong Kong
Chinese resentment of ForeignersTaiping RebellionUnable to feed
enormous populationIncreased Opium useIncreased Poverty Restoration
of Qing Empire 20 million died
Self-strengthening MovementNeed to modernize Education &
Military Ability to produce its own Ammunition & WarshipsOpen
Door policyChinas weak militaryEconomic & Political problemsUS
fears that they would be shut out of Chinese colonization
Protection of American trading rights in China Keeping China free
from colonization
Open Door policyJohn HayBoxer Rebellion
Boxer RebellionResentment of everything Western Failure to
effect reform Increased NationalismExplain why China was able to
isolate itself from Western influence until the 19th
CenturyAdvanced CultureEconomically Self-sufficientExtraterritorial
RightsThe right to live in a foreign country, yet live under the
laws of ones home country and be tried in home courts.
