1. A Country Under Attack Chapter 9.5
China and Imperialism
A Country Under Attack
Chapter 9.5

2. England Invades England goes to China looking for natural resources.
China underdeveloped and not able to resist.

3. Britain & China Opium Wars
Brits traded Indian Opium for Chinese Tea to sell in GB.
Chinese govt outlawed opium and killed dealers.
Asked Brits to stop selling drug.
They refused- make too much $$$$$$
Chinese military attacked to stop them but Brits too powerful.

4. Britain and China Opium Wars cont…
1842 China forced to sign Treaty of Nanjing.
Brits got
$$$$$$
Hong Kong for 100 years
Ports were opened to Brits
Brits in China didn’t have to follow Chinese laws
Second battle in 1858
Fr, Ru, and US followed GB example
China forced to sign more treaties

5. Taiping Rebellion Chinese govt in decline
Canals crumbling- huge floods
Rich not paying taxes
Gov spending more than it made.
Leads to a peasant revolt
20-30 million died
unsuccessful
Led to reforms in govt

6. Changes??
Chinese rulers try to modernize w/o compromising culture and tradition.
Self strengthening movement (Use western technologies)
Weapons, RR, mining, sciences, economy
failure
Sino-Japanese War
Japan (now industrializing) attacks & defeats China getting Taiwan.
Another loss!
Losses to GB & Japan allow US, FR, and RU to attack and take coasts.

7. Boxer Uprising Anti-foreign movement (Japan, GB, US, FR, and RU)
1899 secret society training to drive out “foreign devils”
Westerners thought their martial arts looked like boxing, hence name.
Attacked foreigners across country
China failed again!
China again forced to concede to West