1. CHAPTER 12, SECTION 5 CHINA AND THE NEW IMPERIALISM
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2. Lesson Objectives
LEARN WHAT WARS CHINA FOUGHT AND UNDERSTAND THRE KEY TERMS (I.E., UNEQUAL TREATIES, INDEMNITY, AND EXTRATERRITORIALITY).
DESCRIBE WHAT TRADE RIGHTS WESTERNERS SOUGHT IN CHINA. (I.E., SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AND OPEN DOOR POLICY).
LEARNING TWO IMPORTANT CONCEPTS IN ECONOMICS (I.E., TRADE SURPLUS AND TRADE DEFICIT).
EXPLAIN THE INTERNAL PROBLEMS CHINESE REFORMS TRIED TO SOLVE.
UNDERSTAND HOW THE QING DYNASTY FELL.

3. BALANCE OF TRADE
TRADE SURPLUS- CHINA TRADE SILK, PORELAIN, TEA FOR GOLD AND SILIVER.
TRADE DEICIT- YOU SPEND MORE MONEY ON IMPORTS GOODS THEN EXPORTS.

4. 1839-1842, OPIUM WAR BRITISH FORCED CHINA TO PURCHASE OPIUM.
BRITAIN WON WAR.

5. 1839-1842, OPIUM WAR TREATY OF NANJING (NAHN-JING) -UNEQUAL TREATIES!
HUGE INDEMNITY-(MONEY)
EXTRATERRITORIALITY- (BRITISH LIVE UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS)

6. 1850-1864, TAIPING REBELLION (TY-PING)
PEASANTS REVOLT
20-30 MILLION KILLED

7. 1850-1864, TAIPING REBELLION (TY-PING)
QING DYNASTY VS HONG XIUQUAN (HONG-SHYOO-CHWAHN)
QING DYNASTY WINS! NEW EMPRESS- CI XI (TSIH-SHIH) SUPPORTED CONFUCION TRADITIONS!

8. 1894, SINO JAPANESE WAR
WAR ENDS IN A DISASTER FOR CHINA, JAPAN GAINING THE ISLAND OF TAIWAN.

9. SPHERES OF INFLUNCE IN CHINA
EUROPEAN POWERS MAKE DEALS WITH CHINA OVER TRADING RIGHTS. THEY CARVE-UP CHINA! FORM OF IMPERIALISM!

10. OPEN DOOR POLICY
1900’S,THE UNITED STATES TRYS TO CONVINCE EUROPEANS FOR A FREE TRADE POLICY IN CHINA.

11. 1899-1901, BOXER REBELLION “RIGHTEOUS HARMONIOUS FISTS”
DRIVE OUT FOREIGNERS
USA AND EUROPEAN COALITION FORMED TO DEFEAT BOXERS!

12. 1900’S, CHINESE REPUBLIC SUN YIXIAN (SUN-YAT-SEN)
THREE PRINCIPLES- NATIONALISM, DEMOCRACY, ECONOMIC SECURITY