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History for Grownups
copyright 2007,
David White

China in the 19th Century

China in the 1800s was about to burst on the world stage.

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The Qing Dynasty
Last of the emperors

The Opium Wars
Ignominious defeat suffered by China at the hands of European powers

The Taiping Rebellion
Internal conflict that took place in the shadow of the Opium War

The Self-strengthening Movement
Reform movement of both internal and external influences

The Hundred Days' Reform and the Aftermath
Attempt by the Qing emperor Guangxu to make sweeping cultural and institutional changes

The Sino-French War
Another Chinese defeat

The Sino-Japanese War
Again, China is on the losing end of a major encounter.

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