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?

Back

Canton

Front

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

Back

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?

Back

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

Back

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