Qing DBQ
The Chinese core of the Han runs in one way
Minority runs in one way
Silver trade
Silver goes to China
White Lotus Society (peasant rebellion)
A lot of internal issues are hidden
Take some external issues to make those internal ones visible
Taiping Rebellion (Internal Crisis)
Radical progressivism
Cultural Revolution 1.0
Missionary in southern China
Hong XiuQuan
Brother of Jesus
Radical: Pushing back against the gender role of confusion
(foot binding)
The Qing need help from the landlord and western power.
The sign of the weakness of the Qing (centarl military was weak)
Chinese citizens migrate away from Southern China
Fueled by external
Opium War
The British see the flow of silver to China as sick
Trade Opium (economic imperialism)
Ling Zexu
Task him to stop the opium trade
Play hardball with the British
The Qing dynasty didn’t recognize the Industrial Revolution or outside power
China’s army was defeated
The first unequal treaty: Treaty of Nanjing
Free pass of crimes, sent back to uk and viewed under the UK laws
Protection of Christianity
No usage of Barbarism
Pay 21 million silver
extra sneaky
The things given to others should also be give as the same amount to the British
Significant change: technologically behind
Sino-Japanese War
In the past Japanese was a tribute state and an inferior state.
But the Japanese won this time.
Controlled Korea and Taiwan
Further weakened the legitimacy of the Qing and the Dowager Empress Cixi
Rely too heavily on foreign companies and traders. Industrialization is not deep
Willing to buy the technology but suspecious to get the idea.
Unwilling to go far enough
By 1890, lead a lot of political movements
The Chinese communist community is questioning whether the Qing is the best group to lead China.
Boxer Rebellion
Corady
besiege the foreign section of Beijing
Foreign troops marched to Beijing
Cixi fled to Xi’an, the signal of the loss of the power of the Qing
A lot of movement later changed the government
Nationalist Revolution against the Qing based on Wuchang
Diplomacy
In 1912, the last emperor abdicated
Internal vs. External (A way for LEQ)
Compared to Japan?