China Booklet 2 - Long Term Results Of The First Sino Japanese War (1894-95)

Question 1

What were the 3 main long-term impacts of Sino-Japanese War?

Answer 1

Boxer rebellion,fall of Qing, Scramble for China

Question 2

What did France gain from the scramble for China?

Answer 2

1895 - Vietnam now a French protectorate
1897 - Areas in south-west China and rights to build a railway joining Indochina to mainland China

Question 3

Social impacts on China due to increased French control following the Scramble for China?

Answer 3

China lose areas of influence

Question 4

Political impacts on China of increased French control due to the Scramble for China?

Answer 4

Threat to the monarchy due to French democratic views

Question 5

Economic impacts on China of increased French influence after the scramble for China?

Answer 5

French investment so it improves

Question 6

What did Russia gain in the Scramble for China?

Answer 6

1896 - Trans Siberian Railway
1898 - 25 year lease of Port Arthurn

Question 7

Social impact on China of increased Russian influence after the scramble for China?

Answer 7

Railway joining Russia to China

Question 8

Political impacts on China of increased Russian influence after the Scramble for China?

Answer 8

Influence in the Liaodong peninsula, oppress Japan

Question 9

Economic impacts on China of increased Russian influence following the scramble for China?

Answer 9

Improves

Question 10

What did Germany gain from the Scramble for China?

Answer 10

1897 - Shandong Peninsula + naval base, 99 yr lease on Jiazhou bay, mining rights in NE China

Question 11

Social impacts on China of increased German influence following the scramble for China?

Answer 11

Increased religion influence due to Catholic missionaries

Question 12

Political impacts on China due to increased German influence after the scramble for China?

Answer 12

Militarism spreads through China

Question 13

Economic impacts on China of increased German influence following the scramble for China?

Answer 13

Fund Germany’s military improvements

Question 14

What did Britain gain from the Scramble for China?

Answer 14

1896- Port Wiehaiwei, Kowloon Peninsula, Yangtze Valley
1898- 99 year lease on Hong Kong

Question 15

Social impacts on China of increased British influence following the scramble for China?

Answer 15

Yangtze loses Chinese nationalist feeling

Question 16

Political impacts on China of increased British influence following the scramble for China

Answer 16

Increased number of British areas within China meant they wanted to keep the government stable

Question 17

Economic impacts on China of increased British influence after the scramble for China?

Answer 17

Jobs to Chinese entrepreneurs + Britain infiltrate China

Question 18

Why did Britain not support the Scramble for China as much as other countries?

Answer 18

Britain already had influence in China since 1842, so increased foreign influence had a negative impact on their trade interests

Question 19

Main causes for the Boxer rebellion?

Answer 19

Cixi oppression of Guangxu reform, scramble for China increased anti-foreign feeling, economic distress

Question 20

What was Gunagxu’s reform?

Answer 20

1897- 100 days of reform

Question 21

How did boxers spread up anti-foreign feeling?

Answer 21

Argued they were impenetrable by foreign bullets

Question 22

What did Boxer attacks target?

Answer 22

Western infrastructure

Question 23

Which embassy was first attacked by the boxers?

Answer 23

German embassy - German ambassador killed after 3 days of fighting

Question 24

Why did boxers target the German embassy?

Answer 24

Mainly German missionaries spreading Catholic

Question 25

Why did Cixi fail to stop the boxers?

Answer 25

Ignored calls from foreigners because she thought it was a foreign coup to get Guangxu back on the throne

Question 26

How were the boxer rebellions stopped?

Answer 26

9 nations swept through Beijing, able to defeat Cixi and boxers, largely due to increased foreign strength and regional governors refusing to send banner armies to help

Question 27

Where did Cixi fled to after failure of the Boxer rebellion?

Answer 27

Xian

Question 28

What were the short-term results of the failure of the Boxer Rebellion 1901?

Answer 28

Boxer Protocol - $450 million reparations, arsenal/forts destroyed, permanent foreign troops in Beijing

Question 29

What were the long-term results of the failure of the Boxer Rebellion 1901?

Answer 29

Increased economic stress (450 million taels), increased foreign influence, loss of trust for Qing government

Question 30

What occurred between 1901-1908 which caused downfall of the Qing Dynasty?

Answer 30

The Qing used High interest Western loans to attempt to repay war guilt, which led to increased taxation which upset the people

Question 31

What major event occurred in 1908 which weakened the Qing dynasty?

Answer 31

Cixi dies and Guangxu dies, 2 year old Puyi becomes emperor

Question 32

What uprising occurred in 1911?

Answer 32

Wuchang Uprisings - troops in Wuhan disobeyed government orders to suppress revolutions, sparked political revolutions

Question 33

What were the results of the Wuchang uprising in 1911?

Answer 33

By late November, all but 3 provinces declared themselves independent of Beijing

Question 34

What final event in 1911 marked the end of the Qing Dynasty?

Answer 34

Ultimatum offered by Yuan Shikai to Qing - abdicate or be overthrown by force

Question 35

What were the 100 days of reform?

Answer 35

1898 - 103-day national cultural, political, and educational reform movement to modernise China. (Emperor Guangxu)

Question 36

The Boxers lay siege to Beijing for 55 days - how were they finally defeated?

Answer 36

Cixi did not get support from regional banner armies, imperial force was week, western troops (9 nations) swept through Tianjin, Dagu forts and took Beijing.

Question 37

Why did the young emperor not abdicate to Sun-Yat Sen?

Answer 37

Yuan Shikai, military general, was the one given an audience with the court and the decree mentions him. Sun Yatsen felt a military general could take control of the uprisings, Yuan supported the uprisings and committed himself to the new republic.