British merchants were illegally selling opium, causing widespread addiction and social disruption in China

Took strong action by confiscating and destroying opium supply

Agreements that favored western powers, they forced China to open ports to foreign trade give up territory, grant extra territorial rights to foreigners

We’re outside powers, dominate, economic, and politically without direct rule

Led by Hong xiuquan the taping movement aimed to overthrow the king Dynasty and create a new and more equal society

Self strengthening movement

In the late 1800s the goal was Chinese learning for essence western learning for use this men keeping confusion traditions while adopting western technology

Led by secret society that attacked foreigners in Chinese Christians king dynasty initially supported western powers in Japan, crushed the rebellion

Last emperor overthrown ending over 2000 years of imperial in China

A phrase that reflected its declining power and inability to compete with industrialized nations

Push for reforms, they believe the empire needed a constitution and more representative government

A group of reformers and military officers took control of the government however, their reforms came too late

Political stability strict, social hierarchy, isolation from foreign influence they limited contact outside world, allowing minimal trade with select other countries

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Opium wars	British merchants were illegally selling opium, causing widespread addiction and social disruption in China
Commissioner in zexu	Took strong action by confiscating and destroying opium supply
Unequal treaties	Agreements that favored western powers, they forced China to open ports to foreign trade give up territory, grant extra territorial rights to foreigners
Informal empires	We’re outside powers, dominate, economic, and politically without direct rule
Taping uprising	Led by Hong xiuquan the taping movement aimed to overthrow the king Dynasty and create a new and more equal society
Self strengthening movement	In the late 1800s the goal was Chinese learning for essence western learning for use this men keeping confusion traditions while adopting western technology
Boxer uprising	Led by secret society that attacked foreigners in Chinese Christians king dynasty initially supported western powers in Japan, crushed the rebellion
Chinese revolution	Last emperor overthrown ending over 2000 years of imperial in China
Sick man of Europe	A phrase that reflected its declining power and inability to compete with industrialized nations
Young Ottomans	Push for reforms, they believe the empire needed a constitution and more representative government
Young Turks	A group of reformers and military officers took control of the government however, their reforms came too late
Tokugawa Japan	Political stability strict, social hierarchy, isolation from foreign influence they limited contact outside world, allowing minimal trade with select other countries
Russo Japanese war

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