Chinese Imperialism

Front

Why didn't the Chinese NEED to trade with western nations?

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China already had a strong economy

Front

What port in China was open to foreigners prior to the Opium War?

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Canton

Front

What was the one product that finally opened China to the Western world?

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Opium

Front

Who wrote a letter to Queen Victoria pleading her to stop bringing opium into China?

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Lin Zexu

Front

What was Queen Victoria's response to Lin Zexu?

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She never answered his letter

Front

What officially ended the first Opium War? Options: Treaty of Beijing, Treaty of Paris, Treaty of Nanjing, Treaty of Versailles

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Treaty of Nanjing

Front

The Boxer Rebellion started because

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they wanted foreigners out of China

Front

The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising against foreigners that occurred in ______________ about 1900

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China

Front

A Chinese secret society known as the ____________ embarked on a violent campaign to drive all foreigners from China.

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Boxers