Imperialism in China

Manchu (Ch’ing) Dynasty

• Isolation policy• Not interested in Western technology = no modern weapons• Valuable goods: tea, silk, and porcelain

• Westerners (Russia, Japan, USA, Britain, France & Germany) pushed for trade • Only allowed to live and work in Canton

Opium War (1839-42)

• Opium – drug produced in India • British introduced to Chinese for profit => addiction

• 1839 – Chinese officials attempt to stop opium trade• Destroyed chests of opium & imprison British traders• British sent invasion fleet and defeat China

• The United States created an Open Door Policy in China to protect American trading rights in China. This allowed merchants of all nations to be able to trade in China.

Boxer Rebellion

• Chinese group called “Boxers” want to drive the “foreign devils” out of their country• These “Boxers,” supported by Empress Dowager, begin killing

Europeans & Americans

• 1900 – Boxers attacked embassies in Beijing• International forces unite and crush Boxer Rebellion

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pfboxer.htmDownload the above link and write and answer the following questions on a loose leaf sheet of paper.1. Who were the “righteous harmony fists”?2. The Boxers were against what religion being practiced in China?3. Who won the Boxer Rebellion?4. What did China have to give to the foreign nations?5. What countries joined together to defeat the Boxers?6. How does the European describe the Boxers?