China Resists Outside Influence

Objectives Students will… Explain the growth of Western influence in China, including the Opium War, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Qing Dynasty. (W.19)

Warm-Up Primary and Secondary Source Discussion

China and the West China rejected offers of trade from the West China was self-sufficient (had everything they needed)

The Opium War China would not trade internationally Great Britain searched for a good to trade with China Opium- an addictive narcotic By 1835, over 12 million Chinese were addicted

War Breaks Out The Qing emperor was angry about the drug trade coming from the British. In 1839 the Emperor’s advisor writes a letter to Queen Victoria demanding the drug trade stop.

Primary Source Analysis Lin Zexu’s letter to Queen Victoria

Result of Lin’s Letter? NO RESPONSE FROM THE MONARCHY Why?

British Prime Minister’s Response

The Opium War The Opium War breaks out between Britain and China in 1839 The Chinese are easily defeated The Treaty of Nanjing is signed in 1842 Treaty gave Britain Hong Kong

ExtraTerritorial Rights- ET Rights The British signed extraterritorial rights British citizens were not subject to Chinese laws But, if accused of a crime in Chinese trading ports, but would only be tried by British courts.

Growing Internal Problems Population increased to 430 million by 1850 30% increase Food production could not keep up with growing population Encouraged opium addiction Chinese citizens began rebelling against the Qing dynasty

Taiping Rebellion Hong Xiuquan led the Taiping Rebellion (Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace) Share wealth and no poverty Qing imperial troops and British and French forces stopped rebellion 20 million people died Ended in 1864 Hong Xiuquan (shoe chuan)

Other Nations Step In Foreign nations attack China Treaties gain more control over China’s economy. Spheres of influence—areas in which the foreign nation controlled trade and investment. The U.S., having no sphere of influence, declared its Open Door Policy- 1899 demanding free trade for all nations in China.

The Boxer Rebellion Resentful of the privileges of foreigners had. The carry out a campaign against foreigners known as the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 Attacked the European section of Beijing Defeated in Beijing Performed physical exercises they believed would make them able to withstand bullets, killed foreigners and Chinese Christians and destroyed foreign property

Results of the Boxer Rebellion Boxer Rebellion brought a strong sense of nationalism China must resist foreign intervention

Whiteboard Assessment

Whiteboard Assessment What role did the British East India Company have in India? What is extraterritoriality? Why were Europeans so eager to gain control over Africa? What are the four motivations for imperialism? What was the Sepoy Mutiny?

Whiteboard Assessment One reason the British wanted to control India was To encourage Indian nationalism To buy manufactured goods from India To get access to India’s raw materials To set up a democracy in India What caused the Boxer Rebellion in China? Military duties that were forced on the Chinese Resentment against foreigners Resistance to the introduction of modern technology The fear of a Japanese invasion What happened at the Berlin Conference? Germany and France signed an agreement to end the Franco-Prussian War. European leaders met to decide how to divide Africa. Great Britain and Germany met to discuss how to prevent the spread of industrial technologies Austria demanded that Germany renounce claims to its territory. The period that British controlled India is referred to as Meiji Era Raj Sepoy Bollywood