1.  Which dynasty controlled china in 1800  Population growth was a major problem in China  Who fought the Opium War? Why was it fought?  Who did the Treaty of Nanjing benefit?  Who won the first Sino-Japanese War  Spheres of influence are what?  The Chinese were not asked about the Open Door Policy  Boxer rebellion was against who?

2.  Staple your documents to your essay and pass it up!  Take out your notebooks

3. Mr. Lockwood Our Lady of Lourdes High School December 2014

5.  What different countries are part of East Asia  Who do you think is “challenging” for authority in East Asia  What do you see happening in the cartoon to the right?

6.  From left to right pictured here is Queen Victoria of Britain, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Marianne of France (national symbol and a samurai representing Japan

7.  The Qing Dynasty controls China in 1800 ◦ Height of its power  China wants to stay free of Western Influence  Western nations want to trade w/ China ◦ Huge population = Huge Market

8.  Lack of freedoms  Corruption  Population growing too fast ◦ Food shortage = Starvation

9.  China limits European access to 1 port in 1800  Britain has a unfavorable trade balance with China ◦ Britain imports more than it exports to China ◦ Pay the difference in silver ◦ Britain turns to trading the Chinese opium ◦ History Channel History Channel

10.  Silver now flowing out of China  British refuse to stop selling  Chinese blockade port  Britain responds crushing the Chinese  Qing Dynasty seeks peace

12.  murder;  extermination;  enslavement;  deportation or forcible transfer of population;  imprisonment;  torture;  rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity;  persecution against an identifiable group on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious or gender grounds;  enforced disappearance of persons;  the crime of apartheid;  other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering or serious bodily or mental injury. “Crimes against humanity” include any of the following acts committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:

13.  Task: ◦ Write a well constructed paragraph (6 sentences or more) explaining why you do or do not believe the British committed crimes against humanity in China during the 1800s.

14.  The first of many unfair treaties  Terms of the treaty: 1.Reimburse Britain for costs during war 2.Open several ports to British trade 3.Britain gets control of Hong Kong 4.Grant extraterritoriality to British citizens living in China  Means foreigners are not subject to Chinese laws

15.  Be in your seat working when the bell rings  Have your regents questions from yesterday  If you have not finished them, you have 2 minutes to do so

16.  Result of Chinese failure to deal with: ◦ Foreign influence ◦ Internal problems ◦ Poor leadership  Peasant revolt  25,000 people massacred in Nanjing  Revolt lasts for 14 years ◦ Europeans help put it down ◦ As many as 20 million die

17.  Reform policy in China  China should adopt Western technology  Keep Confucian values  Modernize military Chinese warship Yangwu, built at the Foochow Arsenal in 1872.

18.  Spheres of Influence - areas where the imperial powers had exclusive trading rights  European powers, the US and Japan all compete for trading rights  Warlords after Tai Ping Rebellion negotiate directly with foreign nations

20.  Japan and China  Over inroads leading to Korea  China defeated  Japan receives Taiwan and the Liaodong Peninsula  Further upsets Chinese citizens “Small” Japan Defeats “large” China

21.  1898 Qing Emperor Guang Xu ◦ Modernize China based on Western nations and Japan  Many oppose Western style changes  Empress Dowager Ci Xi (emperor’s aunt) opposes the program ◦ Overthrows emperor, ends reforms

22.  Be in your seat when the bell rings or you are late, your back pack should be on the ground  Your homework should be passed up to the front, if it is not in the hands of the first person in the row 1 minute after the bell rings it is late.  Take out the Boxer Rebellion reading, come up with 5 questions on the back that draw out the main ideas.

23.  Policy of the U.S. that China should be open to all nations for trade  Set up by US Secretary of State John Hay ◦ NO consent of the Chinese

24.  Boxers were members of a secret society  Upset over foreign takeover of China ◦ “Destroy the foreigner”  Slaughter foreign missionaries and Christians  3 Minute Video 3 Minute Video A Boxer during the Revolt.

25.  20,000 man allied army restores order  Demand more concessions ◦ Chinese pay for the damages ◦ Qing Dynasty now weaker than ever Troops from the 8 nation alliance. Japan, Russia, Italy, Germany, U.S. Britain, Austria- Hungary and France.

26.  Background – In 1800 the Qing Dynasty was at the height of its power, in 1911 the Qing Dynasty had fallen.  Task – In a well written paragraph (6 sentences minimum) describe the events that led to the Qing dynasty during that 111 year period. Be specific and use your notes!!  Note should come after fall of Qing slide

27.  Take a HW from the desk in the front  IF everyone is in their seats studying for the quiz when the bell rings with their back packs off you will get 3 minutes to study for the quiz

29.  After Boxer Rebellion, try and reform ◦ Empress Dowager Ci Xi open to reform ◦ Educational, legal and political reforms (modernizing)  Progress is way to slow ◦ Taxes increase ◦ Lower class majority does not benefit Question: When progress does not help the majority, what have we seen often happen in Global II

30.  Western educated  Young radical, pushes for change (late 1800s)  Goal to end Qing Dynasty ◦ Until China has a strong government, they will be at the mercy of the West  3 step plan for China 1. Military take over 2. Transitional phase 3. Constitutional democracy A statue of Sun Yat- sen in Hawaii where he attended high school!

31.  Empress Dowafer Ci Xi and Guang Xu die  Qing emperor is now the infant Pu yi  Sun’s followers launch uprising (He is in US)  Qing Dynasty quickly falls

32.  Controls the army, becomes president of a new Chinese Republic  Tries to setup a new imperial dynasty ◦ He would be new emperor  Sun Yat-sen’s Nationalist Party resists/rebels ◦ Fails and Sun is exiled to Japan

33.  When Yuan dies, China slips in chaos  Military warlords seize power in different parts of the country  Puts China into “The Warlord Era” (1916-1928

34.  Enters the modern world early in the 20 th century ◦ Economic Changes ◦ Societal Changes ◦ Cultural changes

35.  Now a market for European goods  Strongest economy ever in China  Increased and improved transportation  Foreign investors modernize nation  Negative Impact ◦ China is dependent on Europe ◦ Profits got to foreign countries

36.  Wealthy and educated affected the most  Western education  Western art and literature sprout up  Confucian social ideas decline  Cities grow ◦ Middle and working classes develop