Week 2

Question 1

Qing Dynasty Dates

Answer 1

1644-1912

Question 2

Opium Wars Dates

Answer 2

1839-1842, 1856-1860

Question 3

Treaty of Nanjing Date

Answer 3

1842

Question 4

Treaty of Nanjing Results

Answer 4

5 Treaty Ports opened (Canton, Xiamen, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Shanghai)
Hong Kong given to Britain
China pays 6 million silver dollars

Question 5

Treaty of Tianjin Date

Answer 5

1858

Question 6

Treaty of Tianjin Results

Answer 6

Can’t call the British “barbarians” (yi)
Opium legalized
Christian missionaries allowed
More treaty ports opened

Question 7

Taiping Rebellion Dates

Answer 7

1850-1864

Question 8

Taiping Rebellion Conflict

Answer 8

Against Manchu dynasty in Southern China

Led by Hong Qiuquan and the Taiping Heavenly Army

Question 9

Taiping Rebellion Result

Answer 9

20 million people died

Question 10

Tongzhi Restoration Dates

Answer 10

1860-1874

Question 11

Tongzhi Restoration Facts

Answer 11

Empress Cixi was in charge

The goal of this period was to restore the traditional order with practical knowledge

Question 12

Qingyi Movement Dates

Answer 12

1860-1874

Question 13

Qingyi Movement Facts

Answer 13

Supported by young educated men
Targeted at Empress Cixi and high officials who supported the Self Strengthening Movement
Goal-reform; official institutions for opposition; democratization; strengthening China; fight foreign powers; revive nationalism; fight corruption, but no revolution

Question 14

Self-Strengthening Movement Dates

Answer 14

1870’s-1880’s

Question 15

Self-Strengthening Movement Facts

Answer 15

Supported by Li Hongzhong and Zeng Guofan
Goal- Enrich the state and strengthen the military, revive nationalism, keep down rebellions, but no drastic reform, social justice, or desire to fight corruption

Question 16

Sino-Japanese War Dates

Answer 16

1894-1895

Question 17

Reasons for Fall of Qing

Answer 17

Pressure from foreign powers
Natural disasters
Opium addiction
Population growth (which led to poverty)
Social unrest, uprisings, and rebellions

Question 18

Hundred Days of Reform Date

Answer 18

1898

Question 19

Hundred Days of Reform Facts

Answer 19

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