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Essential Question: What was the impact of European imperialism on China? Warm Up Questions:
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Essential Question: What was the impact of European imperialism
on China? Warm Up Questions: The Chinese have always referred to
themselves as the Middle Kingdom
The Chinese viewed outsiders as barbarians & saw little valuein
trade with foreign merchants The Great Wall was built to protect
China from barbarian attacks But, outsiders came across the Silk
Road for Chinas exotic goods
As a result, China becamethe dominant empire in Asia(and the world)
But, outside merchants always had to obey Chinese rules & show
respect
China eventually did trade which helped spread Chinese culture
throughout Asia But, outside merchants always had to obey Chinese
rules & show respect In 1644, northern invaders called Manchus
conquered China & created the Qing Dynasty
Text Qing China faced 2 challenges that would threaten Chinas
future strength Manchus Found the Qing Dynasty By 1600, the Ming
had ruled for more than 200 years, and the dynasty was weakening.
Its problems grewineffective rulers, corrupt officials, and a
government that was out of money. Higher taxes and bad harvests
pushed millions of peasants toward starvation. Civil strife and
rebellion followed. Northeast of the Great Wall lay Manchuria. In
1644, the Manchus (MANchooz), the people of that region, invaded
China and the Ming dynasty collapsed. The Manchus seized Beijing,
and their leader became Chinas new emperor. As the Mongols had done
in the 1300s, the Manchus took a Chinese name for their dynasty,
the Qing (chihng) dynasty. They would rule for more than 260 years
and expand Chinas borders to include Taiwan, Chinese Central Asia,
Mongolia, and Tibet. China Under the Qing Many Chinese resisted
rule by the non-Chinese Manchus. Rebellions flared up periodically
for decades. The Manchus, however, slowly earned the peoples
respect. They upheld Chinas traditional Confucian beliefs and
social structures. They made the countrys frontiers safe and
restored Chinas prosperity. Two powerful Manchu rulers contributed
greatly to the acceptance of the new dynasty. The first, Kangxi
(kahngshee), became emperor in 1661 and ruled for some 60 years. He
reduced government expenses and lowered taxes. A scholar and patron
of the arts, Kangxi gained the support of intellectuals by offering
them government positions. He also enjoyed the company of the
Jesuits at court. They told him about developments in science,
medicine, and mathematics in Europe. Under his grandson Qian-long
(chyahnlung), who ruled from 1736 to 1795, China reached its
greatest size and prosperity. An industrious emperor like his
grandfather, Qian-long often rose at dawn to work on the empires
problems. These included armed nomads on its borders and the
expanding presence of European missionaries and merchants in China.
Manchus Continue Chinese Isolation To the Chinese, their
countrycalled the Middle Kingdomhad been the cultural center of the
universe for 2,000 years. If foreign states wished to trade with
China, they would have to follow Chinese rules. These rules
included trading only at special ports and paying tribute. The
Dutch were masters of the Indian Ocean trade by the time of
Qian-long. They accepted Chinas restrictions. Their diplomats paid
tribute to the emperor through gifts and by performing the required
kowtow ritual. This ritual involved kneeling in front of the
emperor and touching ones head to the ground nine times. As a
result, the Chinese accepted the Dutch as trading partners. The
Dutch returned home with traditional porcelains and silk, as well
as a new trade item, tea. By 1800, tea would make up 80 percent of
shipments to Europe. Great Britain also wanted to increase trade
with China. But the British did not like Chinas trade restrictions.
In 1793, Lord George Macartney delivered a letter from King George
III to Qian-long. It asked for a better trade arrangement,
including Chinese acceptance of British manufactured goods.
Macartney refused to kowtow, and Qian-long denied Britains request.
In the 1800s, the British, Dutch, and others would attempt to chip
away at Chinas trade restrictions until the empire itself began to
crack A population boom led to arise in the number of Chinese
peasants & competition for land What did Emperor Long say to
King George?
European missionaries & merchants arrived in Asia with hopes of
trading with China In 1793, Chinese Emperor Qian Longwrote a letter
to answer a request for tradeby British King George III: Strange
and costly objects do not interest me As your Ambassador can see
for himself,we possess all things. I set no value onobjects strange
or ingenious, and have nouse for your country's manufactures. What
did Emperor Long say to King George? Swaying the wide world, I have
but one aim in view, namely, to maintain a perfect governance and
to fulfil the duties of the State: strange and costly objects do
not interest me. If I have commanded that the tribute offerings
sent by you, O King, are to be accepted, this was solely in
consideration for the spirit which prompted you to dispatch them
from afar. Our dynasty's majestic virtue has penetrated unto every
country under Heaven, and Kings of all nations have offered their
costly tribute by land and sea. As your Ambassador can see for
himself, we possess all things. I set no value on objects strange
or ingenious, and have no use for your country's manufactures. This
then is my answer to your request to appoint a representative at my
Court, a request contrary to our dynastic usage, which would only
result in inconvenience to yourself. I have expounded my wishes in
detail and have commanded your tribute Envoys to leave in peace on
their homeward journey. It behoves you, O King, to respect my
sentiments and to display even greater devotion and loyalty in
future, so that, by perpetual submission to our Throne, you may
secure peace and prosperity for your country hereafter. Besides
making gifts (of which I enclose an inventory) to each member of
your Mission, I confer upon you, O King, valuable presents in
excess of the number usually bestowed on such occasions, including
silks and curios-a list of which is likewise enclosed. Do you
reverently receive them and take note of my tender goodwill towards
you! A special mandate The Chinese had little interest in trading
with the West & were able to reject trade offers
China had a healthy agricultural economy, large deposits of natural
resources, & manufactured products like silk, cotton clothes,
porcelain For decades, China exported goods to European merchants
but refused to buy European products The British were desperate to
find a product that the Chinese would buy In the 1800s, the British
smuggled opium from India into China
By 1835, 12 million Chinese citizens were addicted to opium These
Europeans refused to accept the Chinese customs Read an excerpt
from Commissioner Lins letter to Queen Victoria
When Britain refused to end the opium trade, Commission Lin
appealed directly to British Queen Victoria Read an excerpt from
Commissioner Lins letter to Queen Victoria The Chinese outlawed
opium sales & appointed Commissioner Lin to end opium smuggling
Britain used its modern navy to easily win the Opium Wars
(1839-1842)
The British refused to end the opium trade & China declared war
on Britain Britain used its modern navy to easily winthe Opium Wars
( ) The Treaty of Nanjing ended the Opium Wars: Britain received
Hong Kong & extraterritorial rights in China ( foreigners were
not subject to Chinese laws) In addition to its foreign problems,
China also faced major problems with its own people
By 1850, Chinas population grew so rapidly that agriculture could
not keep up In 1853, Hong Xiuquan led the Taiping Rebellionin an
attempt end poverty among peasants The Qing defeated the rebels in
1864 but the rebellion killed 20 million people& weakened China
Britain & other industrial powers took advantage of Chinas
weakness to force China to sign unequal trade treaties in
particular ports By 1900, China was carved into a series of spheres
of influences: areas where a foreign nation had exclusive trade
rights The division of China worried the USA thatit would be shut
outof Chinese trade
In 1899, the USA proposed an Open Door Policy in China so merchants
from all nations can trade freely The growth of foreign influence,
poverty among peasants, & Christianity upset many Chinese
In 1900, frustrated Chinese led theBoxer Rebellion to expel
foreigners from China An army of 19,000 British, French, American
soldiers finally endedthe Boxer Rebellion Reformers looked to the
West for ways to fix China
The power of foreign imperialists & the violenceof the Boxer
Rebellion led to calls to reform China Reformers looked to the West
for ways to fix China In 1911, Sun Yat-sen ledan overthrow of
theQing Dynasty & created a democracy with a written
constitution Suns goal was to promote nationalism, democracy,&
economic security forall Chinese citizens SETTING THE STAGE In the
early 1900s, China was ripe for revolution. China had faced years
of humiliation at the hands of outsiders. Foreign countries
controlled its trade and economic resources. Many Chinese believed
that modernization and nationalism held the countrys keys for
survival. They wanted to build up the army and navy, to construct
modern factories, and to reform education. Yet others feared
change. They believed that Chinas greatness lay in its traditional
ways. Nationalists Overthrow Qing Dynasty Among the groups pushing
for modernization and nationalization was the Kuomintang
(KWOHmihnTANG), or the Nationalist Party. Its first great leader
was Sun Yixian (soon yeeshyahn). In 1911, the Revolutionarylliance,
a forerunner of the Kuomintang, succeeded in overthrowing the last
emperor of the Qing dynasty. The Qing had ruled China since 1644.
Shaky Start for the New Republic In 1912, Sun became president of
the new Republic of China. Sun hoped to establish a modern
government based on the Three Principles of the People: (1)
nationalisman end to foreign control, (2) peoples rightsdemocracy,
and (3) peoples livelihoodeconomic security for all Chinese. Sun
Yixian considered nationalism vital. He said, The Chinese people do
not have national spirit. Therefore even though we have four
hundred million people gathered together in one China, in reality,
they are just a heap of loose sand. Despite his lasting influence
as a revolutionary leader, Sun lacked the authority and military
support to secure national unity. Sun turned over the presidency to
a powerful general, Yuan Shikai, who quickly betrayed the
democratic ideals of the revolution. His actions sparked local
revolts. After the general died in 1916, civil war broke out. Real
authority fell into the hands of provincial warlords or powerful
military leaders. They ruled territories as large as their armies
could conquer. Over 3,000 years of dynastic rule came to an end