CHINA

(Hellier n.d.)

The Imperialist Perspective

The pie in the picture represents China being

divided between 5 people of different European countries.

(China Imperialism, n.d.)

(China Imperialism, n.d.)

Initial Occupation First Opium War - 1839-1842

This war started because China wanted Britain to stop trading opium with China

Second Opium War - 1856- 1860

Also known as the Arrow War France and Britain fought against ChinaAt the end of the wars Britain got Hong Kong

(Opimum War, n.d.).

Opium is a bitter brownish addictive narcotic drug that consists of the dried latex obtained from immature

seed capsules of the opium poppy.

(Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2011).

(Opium War, n.d.)

Initial Occupation ContinuedChina was forced to sign

unfair treaties including the Treaty of Nanjing, which

forced them to pay Britian back after the Opium Wars, trade with Britain, and they had to allow British people

living in China to follow only British rules.

1910 Spheres of influence

China allowed different nations to trade in different portsThe US gained total trading privliges. (Caswell, 2003).

France, Britain, Germany, Japan and Russia had trading rights in China.

The Opium WarsBritain was once one of the largest drug traficking nations in the world.In 1836, the Chinese goverment made Opium illegal, the main drug being imported into China by Britain. The goverment fought fiercely against the importation of this drug.The Chinese, inspired by goverment official Lin Tse-hsü, started to turn back British trading ships. Then, in June of 1840, the British sent warships to China, and then forced an unreasonable trade agreement with China.

China was forced to allow Britain to sell opium and Britain gained control of Hong Kong.

(Ch'ing China: The Opium, n.d.).

(Discovery Education, n.d.).

Benefits to the Imperial Power

Europe and America gained trading rights from their spheres of influence.

(Story of Imperialism:, n.d.).

In 1842, after the Treaty of Nanking, Hong Kong was controlled by Britain. (Story of Imperialism:, n.d.). Britain opened many great ports in Hong Kong, these became very popular and Britain became a "prime Asain entrepot" and did not have to pay any export taxes (Bhd., n.d.).

(Nanking, Treaty of, n.d.).

Treatment of Indigenous People

Nanking Massacre On November 11, 1937 the Japanese armies advanced towards Nanking. In early December, they had reached the outskirts of the town.On December 9th, they launched a massive attack on Nanking.The Japanese commited many felonies on the civilians, and there were mass killings in Nanking.

70th Anniversary of the Nanking Massacre. (Viklund, 2005) ("China Marks 70th," 2007)

Chinese Communist Party Vs. The Nationalists1911- The Nationalists take over power from the Royal family Mao Zedong led the Chinese communist party in 1921.His communist fight went into the 1930s, when he led the March of the Red Army. Zedong wanted the nationalists government to be overthrown (Library of Congress, n.d.).

(Biography of Mao Zedong, n.d.).

Manchukuo and WW IIJapan took over this part of China and named in Manchuckuo, which is known as the puppet state. This happened in 1931.The Nationalist and Communist fought against Japan. Between 1937 and 1945 the Japanese invaded during World War II.

(Manchukuo:The (Japanese), n.d.)

Cultural Revolution

Date: 1966 - 1976The Cultural Revolution was a social and political movement It banned Western influences completelyThe movement was over Zedong's communist party.The Revolution ended when Mao Zedong died

(Benjamin, 2007, pp.220-21)

("Propaganda Poster", 1950)

Maps- China During Imperialism

(Mosr, 2011).

China After Imperialism

("Maps and Photos," n.d.).

China Before Imperialism

(The Screaming Pen, 2006).

The Boxer RebellionThe Boxer's were a group of chinese people that wanted to overthrow the Chinese Goverment and "remove" all foreigners from the country.The Goverment then agreed to help the boxers and allow them to kill all foreigners within Chinese borders.In 1899, the Boxers started killing many of the foreigners in China, including political figures that happened to be there.

(Boxer Rebellion, n.d.)

Consequences on the Imperial Power

British gained weath by selling opiumGained control of Hong KongThe british had a better understanding of the Chinese history and culture.British, Russians, French, and Germans all had economic intrest in China.British controled the city of Hong Kong until about 1997

(McLaughlin, 2011).("Opium," n.d.).

Consequences on ChinaThe dynasty ended and a cival war started between the democratic nationalists led by Sun Yat Sen and the communists led by Mao ZedongThe nationalists fled china and went to TaiwanThe communists won the cival war and it became the People's Republic of China in 1949The distrust of the western countries enabled the comunists to take power in 1949.They wanted to get rid of all western influence

The communists instituted a cultural revolution in 1965 and aggressively spread comunist ideas

British controled Hong KongAddiction to Opium increased

(McLaughlin, 2011)

("Sun Yat Sen, "n.d.).

Modern StatusChina

GDP per Capita- $7,400 (2010 est.)

Literacy Rate- Adult Literacy Rate (both sexes) (% aged 15 and above) 94.2

HDI Rating- HDI value 0.663

(China, n.d.). (International Human Development, n.d.). ("Beijing at Night," 2011)

United Kingdom

GDP per Capita- $35,100 (2010 est.)

Literacy Rate- Adult literacy rate (both sexes) (% aged 15 and above) N.A.

HDI Rating- HDI value 0.849

("Economy: United Kingdom," n.d.)(United Kingdom, n.d.).

Chinese Flag

.

"The flag of China is called wû xīng hóng qí (Five Stars Red Flag) and was most recently adopted on 1 October 1949. Its red background symbolizes revolution. The larger star represents the Chinese Communist Party; the smaller four stars represent the workers, business people, intellectuals, and farmers of the Chinese people." (ProQuest LLC & Brigham Young University, 2011)

United Kingdom Flag

. "The flag of the United Kingdom is officially the Union Jack. It features the red cross of St. George on a white background (for England), the white diagonal cross of St. Andrew on a blue background (for Scotland), and the red diagonal cross of St. Patrick on a white background (for Northern Ireland)."(ProQuest LLC & Brigham Young University, 2011).

CompensationThe British took control of Hong Kong when they defeated China in the Opium War.

In 1997, after years of negotiations with China, the British gave China self rule of Hong Kong.

("Hong Kong," n.d.)(McLaughlin, 2011)

("Hong Kong at Night," n.d.).

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