chinese imperialsim Flashcards

1
Q

how long did the ming dynasty last

A

1368-1644

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2
Q

what does china do once they see what traveling and trading is

A

self imposed isolation- they shit their doors to the rest of the world

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3
Q

what are the 5 rules to the canton system

A
  1. bring the emperor gifts
  2. foreginers cant go into the city of canton
  3. foreginers cant learn chinese
  4. no family can come with traders
  5. must pay in solid silver
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4
Q

what is a specie

A

solid silver payement

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5
Q

what flower is discoverd in britain

A

poppies

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6
Q

what do poppies contain

A

opium

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7
Q

what kicks off the opium wars

A

chinese burning unpayed for opium

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8
Q

when was the first opium war

A

1839-1841

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9
Q

what happens when its discoverd the chinese cant defend themselves

A

all countries want a part of china

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10
Q

what treaty ends the britain and chinese war

A

treaty of nanking (1842)

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11
Q

what did the treaty of nanking do

A

forced china to give hong kong to britain

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12
Q

what dynasty to the chinese hate

A

qing dynasty (winners)

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13
Q

what were the peopel of the qing dynasty called

A

manchuria

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14
Q

when was the second opium war

A

1856-1860

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15
Q

what is the term that means foreigners dont have to follow the rules of china, only the rules of their country

A

extraterritoriality

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16
Q

what does the taiping rebellion mean

A

heaven on earth

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17
Q

what represnts upper class of the manchu

A

hair style & mail length

18
Q

how long did it take the manchu to defeat the rebellion and how many people died

A

14 years, 1 million people

19
Q

who was part of the boxer rebillion

A

chinese nationalists pesants (1900)

20
Q

what did the boxers believe

A

if they meditated/ boxed, no bullets could enter their body

21
Q

what policy made sure no country got full control of china

A

open door policy

22
Q

what 2 partys of the policy represnt sphere of influence

A

all nations get equal acess to chinese trade

china would NOT be taken over by any country

23
Q

what was the problem within the qing dynasty

A

chinas population tripled

24
Q

who was the man given credit for industrializing egypt, but with foreign loans

A

muhammad Ali

25
Q

what type of imperialism is egypt under

A

protectorate

26
Q

what kick off new imperialism

A

britain gaining egypt in 1883

27
Q

when was the suez canal completed

A

1869

28
Q

where is the worlds second largest polish population

A

chicago illinois

29
Q

who was the french foregin minister (pro-imperialsim)

A

jules ferry

30
Q

what land does france get

A

part of morocco, nigeria

31
Q

when was the battle of omduerman and where did it happen

A

1898, in sudan

32
Q

what is the name of the situation where dreyfus was set up and accused of giving away army secrets

A

dreyfus affair

33
Q

what does the fashoda incident start off

A

anti-semitism

34
Q

what was the fashoda incident (when)

A

1898-france and britain almost went to war

35
Q

what are the 4 african colonies germany has

A

togo, kameroon, german south west africa, and german east africa

36
Q

what country was the buffer zone

A

thailand

37
Q

what colony did france have

A

indochina

38
Q

what colony did britain have

A

burma, malay

39
Q

what colony did germany have

A

pacific islands

40
Q

what colony did russia have

A

persia, chineese provinces

41
Q

what countries did the US take

A

phillipeans, guam

42
Q

what piece of land was the fashado incident over

A

sudan