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China and The West

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The Opium War (1839)

Britain buys an incredible amount of tea from China

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China just wants to trade for silver.

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Britain is running out of silver!

We’re running out of money!!What can we

get the Chinese to

buy from us?

We don’t need anything!

Just silver!!!

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I got it!

Let’s sell them….

DRUGS!

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British Drug Lords

The British government purposely tries to get China addicted to drugs

Chinese government protests

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Opium War Breaks Out (1839)

Britain fights to be drug dealers in China

Britain wins easily Keep sending in

Opium Other foreign

nations begin to take advantage

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Taiping Rebellion

Hong Xiuquan– has visions of

world peace– starts with

peace in China– leads a

rebellion to bring change to the government

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Taiping Con’t

Take Nanjing Lasts 14 years French and British help end the

fight over 20 million Chinese die

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Sphere of Influence

Several foreign countries control areas of China

Create tax systems for their own good

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Open Door Policy

America wants its piece of China

Ask all the others to trade equally

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The Boxer Rebellion

Many Chinese do not like foreign control

Society of Harmonious Fists– use their hands

to fight

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Boxers Put Down!

Foreign countries (including the U.S.) want to maintain control

Send in 20,000 foreign troops to put down the “rebellion”– Don’t let the Chinese

change their own country