Consequences - Long Term

Question 1

Long Term Consequence 1 - Qing Dynasty

Answer 1

A long term consequence of the First Opium War is the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Pressure from the West after the war made the internal Chinese crisis worse. Rebellions and a growing sense of nationalism increased, leading to the 1911 Xinhai Revolution which signalled the fall of the Qing

Question 2

Long Term Consequences 3 - Western Ideas

Answer 2

Western ideas spread through China, challenging traditional social structures and Confucian ideas. This caused rebellion amongst the peasants, affecting the Confucius order that had maintained loyalty to the Qing emperor

Question 3

Long Term Consequence 2 - Qing Power

Answer 3

Peasant uprisings before the war were brutally suppressed by the Qing, after the war, the unequal treaties and large reparations weakened the Qing

Question 4

Long Term Consequences 3 - Taiping Rebellion

Answer 4

An example of rebellion is the Taiping Rebellion of 1850 - 1864. Hong Xiuquan fought over inequalities, leading a revolt against the Qing dynasty and Manchu officials. This led to the deaths of 20 million people, and the Taiping rebels seized the city of Nanjing for a decade

Question 5

Long Term Consequences 4 - Nationalism

Answer 5

80% of land was held by 10% of Manchu government officials which united the Han against the corruption of the Qing, which also prepared the Han to unite against Western influence

Question 6

Long Term Consequences 5 - Boxer Rebellion

Answer 6

The Boxer Rebellion of 1899 - 1901 was against Western influence and Christian missionaries, it saw the Qing lose their “Mandate of Heaven.”, the Manchu government were harsh to their own people, but went easy on foreign powers, which resulted in them being heavily punished for supporting the Boxer Protocol, further reducing their authority

Question 7

Long Term Consequences 6 - Fall of Qing Dynasty

Answer 7

For the next decade nationalists staged further revolutions which ultimately lead to the 1911 Revolution. The fall of the Qing Dynasty is the most significant consequence of the first Opium War. These rebellions ended over 2000 years of dynastic rule and saw the rise of a new Nationalist Chinese Republic

Question 8

Long Term Consequences 7 - Benjamin Schwartz

Answer 8

Benjamin Schwartz says the defeat by the British in 1842 represents a large shift in Chinese culture, from old culturalism to a new nationalism which ultimately led to the end of imperial China and the change to modern China