China 1860s Flashcards
How much Opium was China importing by the 1860s?
6,500 tons: Allowing for Britain to get wealthy and China to have huge addiction problems - fuelling social chaos.
China lost 14 million teals of silver per year due to the opium trade
How large was the indemnity China had to pay after the Second Opium War (1856-1860)?
24 million taels
How many treaty ports were under foreign control by the 1860s?
Over 60
How much land had China leased within the treaty ports?
500,000 acres
What was the Tongwen Guan School?
A school founded in 1862 which trained dozens in Western Languages and Sciences.
What was the Taiping Rebellion?
A civil war that ended in 1864, killing 20-30 million people and weakened the Qing government’s control over Southern China.
How much of the Qing budget was spent on military expenses?
50%
How many treaty ports did Japan have access to?
10, including Shanghai
How many anti-foreign riots took place in the 1860s?
Over 30, with them focused in major treaty ports such as Shanghai and Canton
How did the Chinese react to 50% of budget going to military expenses?
Badly, education and civil service programmes received funding cuts, causing the number of schools in some regions to drop by over 20%.
Badly, education and civil service programmes received funding cuts, causing the number of schools in some regions to drop by over 20%.
How did the Chinese react to 50% of budget going to military expenses?
Over 30, with them focused in major treaty ports such as Shanghai and Canton
How many anti-foreign riots took place in the 1860s?
10, including Shanghai
How many treaty ports did Japan have access to?
50%
How much of the Qing budget was spent on military expenses?
A civil war that ended in 1864, killing 20-30 million people and weakened the Qing government’s control over Southern China.
What was the Taiping Rebellion?
A school founded in 1862 which trained dozens in Western Languages and Sciences.
What was the Tongwen Guan School?
500,000 acres
How much land had China leased within the treaty ports?
Over 60
How many treaty ports were under foreign control by the 1860s?
24 million taels
How large was the indemnity China had to pay after the Second Opium War (1856-1860)?
6,500 tons: Allowing for Britain to get wealthy and China to have huge addiction problems - fuelling social chaos.
China lost 14 million teals of silver per year due to the opium trade
How much Opium was China importing by the 1860s?
