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China's Defiance: The Struggle Against Foreign Influence and Internal Turmoil

For centuries, China viewed itself as the pinnacle of civilization, resisting foreign influence with its Closed Door Policy. The Qing Dynasty's encounter with the West ignited conflict, culminating in the Opium War, which forced China to trade despite its self-sufficiency. The humiliation of the Treaty of Nanjing led to rising anti-foreign sentiment, exemplified by the Taiping Rebellion and the Boxer Rebellion. These upheavals reflected a clash between traditional values and the influx of modernity as China grappled with internal unrest and external pressures in its quest for identity and sovereignty.

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China's Defiance: The Struggle Against Foreign Influence and Internal Turmoil

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  1. 12.1 Transformations

  2. Section 1 China Resists

  3. The Chinese Believe They are the greatest civilization on Earth!

  4. Chinese Dynasty Arrogance Chinese looked down on all foreigners! Not Interested 1793 Qing Emperor meets the West Closed Door Policy Self sufficiency for thousands of years

  5. So, how does the Door open to China???

  6. The Opium War Britain used the drug Opium to open the door to trade w/China 1835, 12 million addicted 1839 War, China defeated 1842 Treaty of Nanjing Extraterritorial Rights Hatred of foreigners grew

  7. Chinese Humiliated! Traditional vs. Modern

  8. Taiping Rebellion 1830s Rebellion vs. Qing Dynasty Hong Xiuquan’s Vision Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace Massive peasant Army/Civil War 1853 Najing Captured (Capital) 1864, Taiping Government Defeated

  9. Cixi Dowager Empress Reforms China Considers Western Ways, Rejects most of them!

  10. Open Door Policy U.S. invites the World into China Sphere of Influence/Extraterritoriality

  11. The Chinese Fight Back!!!

  12. Boxer Rebellion 1900 Chinese Reaction to Imperialism Righteous Brothers of the Harmonious Fists Christian Missionaries targeted/murdered Example of Chinese Nationalism

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