growth of industry Flashcards
first opium war
1839-42
second opium war
1856-60
treaty of Nanjing
-1842
-5 treaty ports
-MFN status
-extraterritoriality
treaty of Tianjin
-1860
-10 more treaty ports
how old were sections of the imperial grand canal by 1860?
2,000 years old
when did Cixi assume control of China?
1861
China Merchants Steam Navigation Company established
1872
what was the problems with China Merchants Steam Navigation Company?
-established by imperial bureaucrats and subsidised with gov money
-if officials fell out of favour w emperor so would company
-had to travel unprofitable routes to prop up national pride
-so had to be heavily subsidised
-subsidies provided money for corrupt officials to steal from
when did Qing finances dwindle?
last quarter of the 19th century
when was the first stretch of railway built in china?
1876
built by British at Baoshan
what was the local reponse to the Baoshan railway and how did the Gove respond to this?
-locals feared change it would cause and it disrupted Feng shui
-to prevent further unrest Qing purchased it and had it dismantled in 1877
how many ships had china acquired by 1877?
33
what was the problems with the 33 ships acquired by 1877?
-many were old and in need of repair
-bought in part w loans from European banks
-1877-1900 company stagnated gradually made loss and 23 ships became too run down for service
when was there 50 miles of railway and between where?
1881
between Tianjin and Tangshan
why was the railway between Tianjin and Tangshan built?
-director of the CMSNC built a coal mine and ended to transport coal to Tianjin’s port
