1. China

2. Review Forms of Imperialism: Colony Protectorate Sphere of Influence

5. Chinese Empires 2800 BCE – 2200 BCE: Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors (mythical) 221 BCE – 207 BCE: Qin Dynasty (First Imperial Dynasty) 206 BCE – 220 CE: Han Dynasty 600 CE – 1100 CE: Tang and Song Dynasties 1271 CE – 1368 CE: Yuan Dynasty (Kublai Khan) 1368 CE – 1644 CE: Ming Dynasty 1644 CE – 1911 CE: Qing Dynasty

6. China Activity! Six Groups: 1. England – weapons 2. France – cheese 3. Russia – coal 4. Chongang – silk 5. Guangzhou – spices 6. Mongolia – porcelain ***The goal is to become the first country to get one of each card.***

8. Question 1 Chinese Name the six former republics of Yugoslavia European Name three countries which participated in the “Arab Spring”

9. Question 2 Chinese Which prestigious university offered Will Smith a full-ride scholarship? European Where was Will Smith born and raised?

10. Question 3 Chinese What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? P.S. The African swallow European What movie is the Chinese’ question from?

11. Question 4 Chinese Name four novels written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky European Name the novels in the Hunger Games trilogy

12. Question 5 Chinese Who was the British prime minister during WWI? European Who was the British prime minister during WWII?

13. Question 6 Chinese What is the largest city in Africa by population? European What is the smallest country in the world by area?

14. Question 7 Chinese Name three characters from the TV show Cheers European Name three characters from the TV show Breaking Bad

15. Question 8 Chinese What is Ke$ha’s real first name? European What is Lil Bow Wow’s favorite sport?

16. Question 9 Chinese Who won the Olympic gold in women’s handball in London? European Name two female American gymnasts who won gold medals in London

17. Question 10 Chinese Which former Democratic candidate for President attended Swarthmore College? European What is Paul Ryan’s favorite band?

18. Question 11 Chinese Who is the author of The Tale of Genji? European Who is the author of Animal Farm?

19. Question 12 Chinese Who is Mr. Cramer’s favorite hockey player? European Where did Mr. Cramer go to college?

20. Qing Dynasty

21. Founded by the Manchu leader Nurhachi 1644: conquered the Han-dominated Ming Dynasty - 25 million deaths Ruled China until 1912 1756: Introduced the Canton System - Limited foreign trade to designated areas - Tightly constricted foreigners’ activities - All Chinese goods sold for silver

22. Opium Wars Beginning in the 19 th -century, British traders smuggle opium in from India to trade for silk, tea, and porcelain. Chinese government interferes with this trade - Arrests opium dealers - Shuts down illegal ports of trade 1839-42: British defeat Chinese 1856-1860: British and French defeat Chinese

24. Opium Wars: Results China is forced to sign unequal treaties with England, France, Russia, Germany, and Japan Relinquish control of Hong Kong Open major ports to foreign trade Pay indemnities to European citizens Religious liberty for Christians in China International opium trade re-opened Extraterritoriality

25. Spheres of Influence By 1900, China is broken into different “spheres of influence.” - Britain - Russia - France - Japan America and the “Open Door Policy”

27. Boxer Rebellion

28. The Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists - Proto-nationalist, anti-Imperialist - Emphasis on calisthenics and exercise - “Spirit Possession” - Anti-Christian

29. Boxer Rebellion 1898: European powers force the Chinese Emperor Guangxu to reform Chinese society 1900: Empress Cixi seizes power -Allows Boxers to spread throughout China -Boxers begin massacring Europeans and Christians -Over 30,000 dead by the end of 1900 -Europeans intervene to crush rebellion

30. Empress Cixi, 1902

31. Aftermath of Rebellion “The people are afraid of officials, the officials are afraid of foreigners, and the foreigners are afraid of the people" Cixi is allowed to stay in power Some educational reforms are passed Qing Dynasty = weak and unpopular Europeans don’t colonize China completely

32. Xinhai Revolution 1908: Empress Cixi dies, replaced by her two year old nephew, Puyi 1908-9: Sun Yat-Sen leads a failed coup - Kuomintang: Nationalist Party (KMT) 1911: Royal Guard joins Revolution against the new Emperor Sun Yat-Sen elected China’s first president Abdicates in favor of Yuan Shikai, an Imperial general

34. Democracy? 1913: First democratic elections - KMT score huge victory 1915: Yuan proclaims himself Emperor, bans KMT Sun Yat-sen calls for “Second Revolution” Yuan forced to reestablish Republic After Yuan’s death, political fragmentation KMT unifies country in 1928 under Chiang Kai-shek

35. Chiang Kai-shek & Mao Zedong