Chapter 22 section 1 Guided Reading
1. Give one important reason for the abrupt decline and fall of the Qing dynasty.
2. What three things highlighted the growing weakness of the Qing dynasty?
3. Explain what it means that the British had an unfavorable trade balance in China.
4. What did the British trade with China to settle the unfavorable trade balance?
5. When did the Qing dynasty make peace with Britain.
6. What factors led to the Tai Ping Rebellion?
7. What did the Chines government agree to in the Treaty of Tianjin?
8. What is meant by the term “self-strengthening”?
9. What edicts did Guang Xu issue during the One Hundred Days of Reform?
10. What prompted the Boxer Rebellion?