26.1 The Decline of the Qing Dynasty

[Preview + Map] This map shows European "Spheres of Influence in (a)   , 1914." What country's name fills the blank?

[p1] What reasons explain the Qing Dynasty's rapid decline between 1800 & 1900?

Select TWO from this list.

Flag shown is that of Qing China.

• Intense external pressure from the modern West.

• Internal problems, such as corruption, peasant unrest, & incompetence.

• A series of poor marriages that produced no heirs.

• Demand for Chinese goods declined.

[p2] To improve their balance of trade with China, the British sold ____ to the Chinese.

• porcelain

• tea

• silk

• opium

[p2] The British grew opium in India & sold it in China, generating profits for the...

• British East India Company

• Queen of England

• Government of India

• Confederate States of America

[2-3] What was the result of China's attempts to block the opium trade?

THREE of these are correct.

• The British responded with force, starting the Opium War.

• The British destroyed Chinese ships & forts.

• The Treaty of Nanjing (1842) made China pay for the war, limit taxes on British goods, & give Hong Kong to Britain.

• The British paid 15 million Pounds in silver to the Chinese government.

• Chinese warships sank 23 British merchant ships.

[p3] In the five treaty ports, Europeans lived under "extraterritoriality," meaning...

• they were not subject to Chinese laws.

• they could not buy houses or property.

• they had to pay an extra tax.

• they had dual citizenship in both China & Britain.

[p3] "The failure of the Chinese government to deal with pressing internal economic problems led to...

• a peasant revolt, known as the Tai Ping Rebellion.

• an invasion by Russia allied with Japan.

• a civil war pitting Qing loyalists against Communist rebels.

• three southern provinces declaring their independence.

[p4] What was the result of the Tai Ping Rebellion?

Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.

• Chinese forces, with European aid, destroyed the rebels.

• 20 million people died.

• Britain & France invaded Nanjing & replaced the Emperor.

• The rebels succeeded in forcing the Emperor to make reforms.

[p4] Weakened by the Tai Ping Rebellion, Qing reformers called for "self-strengthening," meaning...

• adopting Western technology while keeping Confucian values & institutions.

• restoring ancient beliefs & values, especially respect for the divine emperor.

• expanding China's borders by invading neighbors like Korea & Vietnam.

[p5] In Africa & Southeast Asia, Europeans set up colonies & protectorates, but in China they set up "spheres of influence," which were...

• areas where the imperial powers had exclusive trading rights.

• areas where the imperial powers set up independent puppet rulers.

• advertising globes that hung in city centers.

• areas which the imperial powers annexed & ruled directly.