Weakness Of The Manchu Dynsaty

Question 1

Tianjin massacre

Answer 1

Started from rumours surrounding a French church where that eyes and hearts of children were being used for western medicine
A riot loomed and a furious French diplomat fired a pistol which triggered the massacre

Question 2

Results of Tianjin massacre

Answer 2

The church and the orphanage were burnt to the ground, ten nuns, two priests and two French officials were killed

Question 3

How did the French react to the Tianjin massacre

Answer 3

Foreign gunboats were dispatched and a delegation was sent to France to issue an official apology and the local magistares was dismissed

Question 4

What did the Tianjin massacre show

Answer 4

The evangelical nature of the missionaries continued to antagonise Chinese sensitivities and there emerged a cycle of attacks followed by western reprisals which illustrated the relationship between China and western powers

Question 5

Weakness of Hsien Feng

Answer 5

He was constantly ill so had to send people to fill for him , he escaped during the second opium wars to go “hunting” . So he appears weak to the people

Question 6

Conflict between su shun and Prince gong

Answer 6

Whether to give Britain and France an audience - su shun wanted to take a more aggressive approach and accused Prince gong of his trust

Question 7

Cixi empress

Answer 7

Ruled as regent for her son Tongzhi and then guangxu. She was a reactionary and an ultra conservative so very defensive to foreigners

Question 8

Weakness of Chinese army

Answer 8

Mongolian army lost 3000 in one day and in the first opium war Britain massively defeated them with 16 warships and 4000 troops