Imperialist Nations Bring Change to China

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I M P E R I A L I S TN A T I O N S

B R I N G C H A N G E

T O C H I N A B Y J O H N P H I L I P C H A N

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THE WE S T WIN S TR A DE RIGH T S

The Treaty of Nanking (29 Ag!t "8#2$ e

frst opium war between Britain and Qing DyC%ina with the &ne'a treaty) !y!te*ocuses on the ollowing conditions or trade.

1. It gives the British the right to trade in fve pknown as the treaty +ort! where traders w

allowed to live.!. "oreigners accused o crimes would be trie

t%e on .ontry/! a! now #hinese laws

$. Britain gained the possession o %ong &ong.

'. #ash settlement was given or the destroyed


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UNRE S T GRO W S IN CHIN A

Ot%er +ro0e*! grow in #hina(

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1))*( The people o the 1i,,e ing,thought o themselves as an ntro0e,3 !.i4iiation.

• 1+,* to 1),*( #hina-s population in.rea!"86 *iion to over #76 *iion

The ,e*an, for foo, soon ot!tri++e, t%which results to fa*ine and !oare, +ri.e!.

The government also neglected the oodsystem.

Lan,%o,ing +0i. o.ia! and *ewere groing eat%y rom bribes ta


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SECRE T SOCIE TIE S WERE FORMED

:i!.ontente, yong *en an, o*en

villages began to 0an, toget%er in !e.rgo4ern*ent !o.ietie! which commonly emtroubled times.

• #ontrolled iega or n,ergron, a.ti4itie!

• 0hared !e.ret !ign! rita! and +e,ge, a

oyaty.• #ould .a on the society or %e+ and +rotereturn.

/ample(

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2orth( ;%ite Lot! 31)**4 0outh( Tria, 31+5*4


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H UNG H SI U -CH ’ U A N

Hng H!i-C%/an started a new secret society 31

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6 young reigio! fanati. and a village tea.%er• 7ead some C%ri!tian *i!!ionary riting! as w

C%ine!e .a!!i.!

• 0u8ered a 0reak,on ater faiing the .i4ie=a*ination several times.

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0oon attra.te, t%o!an,! o ,i!.ontente, +!ot%ea!tern C%ina.

• %is ollowers organie, a >g%ting nit! which march north upward the 9angt:e 7iver capturinand cities.

• %e declared himsel rer o the &Hea4eny kin?reat Pea.e)


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THE T A IPING REBEL S URGE REFORM S

Tai+ing means &great +ea.e) in #hinese rge, refor*!

• :i4i,ing an, e'ay among all peasants

• @'a rig%t! for o*en including the right to take .ie=a* and become go4ern*ent o.ia!

They i*+e*ente, re! among Taiping rebels

• oot-0in,ing3 arrange, *arriage! an, ot%er +ra.degraded women ere a0oi!%e, among women rebels

• ioating these bans were +ni!%a0e 0y ,eat%• The use o i'or3 o+i* an, to0a..o carried the !a*e

• They e!ta0i!%e, a e-,i!.i+ine, ar*y o ervent btheir cause

They in.rea!e, to o4er one *iion *en an, o*en w,efeate, troo+! stablished Nanking a! .a+ita and carge +art of C%ina


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WE S TERN N A TION S DEM A ND NE W PRI V

ILEDGE S IN C

"rench and British made new trade demands as they took adva Taiping 7evolution.

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6n incident o an ;insult< to the British ag gave Britain a reatroops into #hina.

• 2apoleon III claimed that #hinese authorities has tortured and"rench missionary.

• Britain and "rance sent an armed e/pedition in 1),5 to invadcaptured the imperial capital o =eking in 1)5*.

The imperial government gave in to oreign demands or more tra• #hinese also had to accept the presence within #hina o British

who were eager to make converts to #hristianity with othnations claimed the same privileges.

• ach area was dominated by the country that claimed speciwithin it including right to trade to dig or minerals to build rato construct military bases.

• ?wnerships( British owned %ong &ong and several treaty ports@


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