Ch 28-1

Group Discussions

Why, by the late 1800s, was China in need of reform?

Analyzing issues: Why was China vulnerable to interference by European powers and the United States?

Standards:

I-C.6 Describe and analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious and social structures of the civilizations of east Asia.

Objective:

Summarize China's resistance to foreigners and its internal problems, and trace the growth of foreign influence and nationalism in China.

Explain China's resistance to foreigners.

Describe rebellions that shook China.

Summarize effects of China's reforms.

Trace the growth of nationalism there.

WICOR: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading

EQ: Why, by the late 1800s, was China so in need of reform?

China and the West.

The Tea-Opium connection.

War breaks out.

Growing Internal Problems.

The Taiping Rebellion.

Foreign influence Grows.

Resistance to change.

Other Nations step in.

An upsurge in Chinese Nationalism.

The Boxer Rebellion.

The Beginnings of Reforms.

Vocabulary:

Extraterritorial Rights

Rights of foreign residents to follow the laws of their own government rather than those of the host country

Taiping Rebellion

Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty

Sphere of Influence

Area in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment

Open Door Policy

Policy proposed by the United States giving all nations equal opportunities to trade in China

Boxer Rebellion

Rebellion aimed at ending foreign influence in China