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 16th
century – Portuguese traded
for silk and tea
 Portuguese followed by the Dutch
and English
 18th
century
› Chinese believe that they are superior to
the Europeans.
› Manchus began restricting Europeans –
missionaries and traders. Only trading for
silver.
› Porcelain & Silk
 China
unwilling to trade for
resources frustrates Britain.
 Britain no longer wants to give up
all of their silver they decided to
illegally trade Opium in China.
 British brought opium from India to
Canton
› Many Chinese became addicts
 Chinese
imports
emperor forbade opium
› War between British and Chinese
 Chinese
imports
emperor forbade opium
› War between British and Chinese
 Treaty
of Nanking (1842)
1. Additional British ports in China
2. British control over Hong Kong
3. China had to pay an indemnity
4. China limited to 5% tariff
Explain
to your partner
if you think Europeans
were justified fighting
the Opium War. Why
or Why Not
 Belgium,
France, Holland (Netherlands),
Portugal, Prussia (Germany), United States
Spheres
of influence
› Exclusive trading areas
 Extraterritoriality
› Tried in their own courts and under their
own laws (Exempt from Chinese Law)
Also known as the Arrow War
 Results
1. More Chinese ports opened up to
European trade
2. Opium traffic legalized
3. Protection of Christian missionaries
4. All foreign vessels could navigate the
Yangtze River
5. Russia’s border extended to Amur River

Explain
to your partner
if you think China was
actually imperialized.
What
forms of
Imperialism are
present in China.
Proposed by U.S. Secretary of State John
Hay (1899)
 Fear that China would be carved up
between imperialist powers
 Left China’s independence and territory
intact
 All nations could trade equally in China
 Endorsed internationally

› But not always strictly followed
Chinese people resented foreign influence
and power
 Order of the Patriotic Harmonious Fists

› Called “Boxers” by Westerners
› Demanded that foreigners leave China
› Killed circa 300 western religious figures and
vandalized foreign property
European imperialists, Americans, and
Japanese put down the rebellion
 China paid $333,000,000 in damages and
had to permit military forces in Peking
(Beijing) and Tientsin


Sun Yat-sen (Sun Yixian)
› Founded Kuomintang
(Nationalist party)
 Overthrew Manchu (Qing)
dynasty
 Established a republic
 President of Chinese
Republic who succeeded
him – Yuan Shih-k’ai
Kuomintang symbol
Create a license
plate for a
European driving
in China during this
time and a
Chinese man
driving in China
during the late
1800’s and early
1900’s.