How Did Western Powers Gain Greater Trading Rights In China?
Question 1 - Draw Conclusions: How did Western powers gain greater trading rights in China?
Western powers began to make unequal treaties with China. The first treaty was after the first Opium war, China had to open 5 ports, one of which included Canton. The second treaty was, China doesn't only lose more of their own rights, but loses rights to other countries as well, Christian missionaries were also allowed to be informally part of the new trade. Finally the next was the Destruction of the summer palace. This is the main reason why Britain still today has many Chinese relics, they took them after they packed up multiple boxes, after they completely destroy the palace.
Question 2 - Summarize: What internal problems threatened the Qing dynasty? What were the goals of Chinese reformers?
Poorly maintained irrigation systems and canals led to massive flooding of the Huang He valley. Population explosion=Hardship. An extravagant court, tax evasion by the rich, and widespread official corruption added to the peasants' burden. Honored civil service system rocked by bribery scandals.
Modernize the civil service exams, streamline government, and encourage new industries
Question 3 - Synthesize Information: How was the Qing dynasty replaced by a republic? …show more content…
The Chinese were dealing with all their problems, a weak government, and also influence and attacks from the outside all at once. People were involved in Chinese politics at the same all had different opinion. Some said they must get rid of dynastic system, some say the Manchus, some say it should be constitutional, some say emperor, etc. The only agreement China could come up with was the need for a revolution, not a reform. Sun Yatsen introduced the idea of the Republic but it did not have much of a positive effect on China's issues with internal and/or external
Western powers began to make unequal treaties with China. The first treaty was after the first Opium war, China had to open 5 ports, one of which included Canton. The second treaty was, China doesn't only lose more of their own rights, but loses rights to other countries as well, Christian missionaries were also allowed to be informally part of the new trade. Finally the next was the Destruction of the summer palace. This is the main reason why Britain still today has many Chinese relics, they took them after they packed up multiple boxes, after they completely destroy the palace.
Question 2 - Summarize: What internal problems threatened the Qing dynasty? What were the goals of Chinese reformers?
Poorly maintained irrigation systems and canals led to massive flooding of the Huang He valley. Population explosion=Hardship. An extravagant court, tax evasion by the rich, and widespread official corruption added to the peasants' burden. Honored civil service system rocked by bribery scandals.
Modernize the civil service exams, streamline government, and encourage new industries
Question 3 - Synthesize Information: How was the Qing dynasty replaced by a republic? …show more content…
The Chinese were dealing with all their problems, a weak government, and also influence and attacks from the outside all at once. People were involved in Chinese politics at the same all had different opinion. Some said they must get rid of dynastic system, some say the Manchus, some say it should be constitutional, some say emperor, etc. The only agreement China could come up with was the need for a revolution, not a reform. Sun Yatsen introduced the idea of the Republic but it did not have much of a positive effect on China's issues with internal and/or external