Chinese Imperialism

Who controlled China from 1644 - 1911?

• Taiping

• Boxers

• Qing Dynasty

• Republic of China

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

• Everyone in China was already rich

• China already had a strong economy

• China wanted to stop opium from entering the country

• Europeans wanted Silk and Porcelain

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

• Canton

• Shanghai

• Beijing

• Hong Kong

The amount by which the cost of a countries imports exceed the value of its exports.

• Trade deficit

• Balance of trade

• Trade surplus

• Extraterritoriality

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

• Tea

• Silk

• Porcelain

• Opium

Prior to the 1800s, did China have a trade surplus or trade deficit?

• Trade surplus

• Trade deficit

Where did Great Britain have their poppy fields?

• Great Britain

• China

• India

• Philippines

What did China begin to buy Opium with?

• Silver

• Gold

• Tea

• Porcelain

The Suez Canal was used when Great Britain brought opium back from China.

• True

• False

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

• Sun Yat-Sen

• Lin Zexu

• Empress Ci Xi

• Hong Xiuquan