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The Boxer Rebellion was not a spontaneous act of anti-imperialism, but rather an organized operation directed not only at foreigners but also at Chinese Christians and, being brought on by the constant imperialistic ambition, the treatment often included anyone foreign or unsupportive in the Boxer’s cause; this act of rebellion and defiance, although a failure, set the stage for the rise of the Chinese Revolution.
Although the Boxer Rebellion is often assumed to be an ousting of western imperialism, it was also an attack on the Chinese Christians who were considered to be traitors to both their culture and countrymen. In 1842, the Treaty of Nanjing allowed for all foreigners to cease to be subject to Chinese laws increasing the animosity towards any western products and ideas. 1942 a large influx of Christian missionaries flooded into China. This increase of missionaries directly increased the amount of converted Chinese Christians, creating more targets and a greater concern for the Boxers.
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In the summer of 1900, as the Boxers are besieging the foreign ligation in Beijing and threatening to kill all of the foreigners they can get their hands on, McKinley had to make a historic decision. The decision was whether or not to send US troops out of Manila and onto the mainland of Asia. Everyone understood that if the siege of the capital succeeds, that they were most likely going to massacre all of the foreigners that they can get their hands on.
Analysis: Soon, the Boxers were even supported by their government although not directly; Qing officials condoned their attacks on and killing of many missionaries and their converts. Soon, other military forces were needed.
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This rebellion was a grass roots ...
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...lasted into the 1940s.
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The Chinese government tried reforms and modernization during these last few years, including new laws, ministries, armies, and the abolition of the old Confucian classics–based civil service examinations. However, it was too little and too late. (Block Quote)
Analysis: The outcome of the Boxer Rebellion is in a short term the United States and the other imperial powers won and beat back the Boxers and massacred a number of the Boxers. In the long term, we can now see that it was the beginning of the Chinese Revolution, that the Chinese saw this as something that they would have to organize themselves to defend against. In the end they didn't succeed, but they had shown that it could be done. And, as a result, the Boxer Rebellion now is looked at as the beginning of this long Chinese Revolution that finally climaxed in 1949.
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After seven year war with Japan, China experiences an eruption of the long simmering civil war. The China civil war was the war between the China Nationalist and China Communist. “Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of Nationalist China and Mao Tse-tsung was the leader from revolutionary communist” (Sledge xix). American soldier involved in this war to support China Nationalist and defeat the China Communist. American wanted secure North China from the communist party. Moreover, American also wanted to secure the region from Japanese. In fact, civilian were welcoming American came to their country and they had a perception that American soldiers were the hero. It was because American successful defeat Japan, then th...
Throughout, 1900- 1950 there were a number of changes and continuities in China. From the fall of the dynasties to the rise of the Communist Party, these changes shaped China’s government and society. Although, many political changes were made multiple continuities were held constant such as, consistent rebellions and the lack of democracy.
China and Japan’s main differences in responding the Western invasion was that Japan accepted Westernization and China did not, which resulted in Japan becoming a modernized nation while China failed to do so. In order for China and Japan to keep their trade to a minimum, but also have a spread of trade goods that they wanted, each nation had opened one port specifically for trade; Guangzhou and Nagasaki, respectively (Fruhstuck, Lecture). Both countries had limited trade with the West and maintained isolation from around the sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century. China opened Guangzhou by the late seventeenth century but the western merchants that landed there had no rights or privileges and were confined to the borders ...
so they tried to attack like they are use to doing,But because of how advanced the Chinese were the Mongols retreated. Then they surrounded China and they stopped all supplies and people from going in our out of China.Basically turning China into a prison People inside started to starve and die.When the Mongols finally captured China they integrated into the Chinese population, but the two religions of the Chinese and the Mongols had very little in common so the two religions followed different rules.During the Mongol rule the Mongol ruler named kublai khan did appoint some chinese officials but he higher up positions were saved for the Mongols or
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Walder, Andrew G. The Beijing Red Guard Movement: Fractured Rebellion. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009.
The Qing Dynasty prospered well into the 20th century despite the numerous problems the administration faced. However, during the early days of the 20th century, civil disorders continued to grow in such unmanageable factions that the administration was pushed to do something about it. The high living standards of the previous century had contributed to a sharp increase in China’s population, there was approximately 400 million people living in China around the nineteenth century. This spike increased population density, it also created a surplus of labour shortages, land shortages, inadequate food production and several famines. As an attempt for a solution, Empress Dowager Cixi proclaimed a call for proposals for reform from the generals and governors. There were three reform movements between 1860-1911, “ the Qing court and Chinese provincial officials had tried to adapt a wide range of Western techniques and ideas to China’s proven needs: artillery, ships, the telegraph, new schools, factories, chambers of commerce and international law” (Spence, 234). The first reform being the Self-strengthening Movement the second was the Hundred Days Reform and the last is regarded as the Late Qing reform. These three reforms were similar in the fact that the main objective was to strengthen China. However, there were multiple reasons for the failed plans of the reforms. Analyzing certain individuals and events during the late Qing dynasty will help determine if the Manchus would have been viable leaders for modern China.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted to curb the influx of Chinese immigrants seeking work in the failing post-Civil War economies. The Chinese settlers created enclaves in many West-Coast cities; the most famous of these being the “China-Town” in San Francisco. Anti-Chinese sentiment grew from the Nativist policies of Denis Kearney, his Workingman’s Party, and California statesman John Bigler. White power organizations fought against Chinese immigrants as well, specifically the Supreme Order of Caucasians in April 1876 and the Asiatic Exclusion League in May 1905. They stated that Chinese laborers had driven wages down to an unacceptable level,[1] Resultantly, they fought against the rights of Chinese Immigrants, many of whom had been natur...
The Warring States is the subject and title of Griffith’s third chapter, which gives an enlightening look at the life and times in China after the defeat of the rule of Chin at Ching Yang in 453. (p. 20) The country was divided into eight individual warring sects (with the exception of Yen...
The short story by Eileen Chang fully reflected the turmoil in China during the Japanese occupation in the 1940s. For decades, Japan has been trying to dominate China with incidents like the first Sino-Japanese war in 1894 where the two powers fought each other for the control of Korea. When Japan attacked Shanghai in what was known as the Battle of Shanghai in 28 January 1932, student bodies fought back and that resulted in the second Sino-Japanese war in history. Understandably the people of 1940s had extreme hatred for the Japanese due to the violence that Japanese military exercised on the country and its citizens. Strained political relationships in the city led to countless assassinations of Chinese government officials who worked ...
Many societies who viewed Western culture as parasitic were forced to adapt to Western culture for survival. For China, the Americans made the Chinese dependant on them for supplying Opium. When the Chinese fought against the sale of Opium, the America 's superior military defeated them and forced them into an unfair treaty. This created a Western presence in China, pushing Western laws, values, religion, and language on the Chinese. The embarrassing defeat of China directly influenced Japan to voluntarily accept Western culture. Both Japan and China adopted bits and piece from Western culture and adapted it to their traditional culture rather than becoming Westernized. The Boxer Rebellion is proof to China’s refusal to accept Western culture in particular for of Christianity. The slaughtering of practicing Christians, both Chinese and Western, is a very distinct rejection of Western
Lieberthal, Kenneth (2003). Governing China: From Revolution to Reform. New York City: W.W.Norton and Company
This essay has critically analysed and examined the effect of Communism on the Chinese Society during the period of 1946-1964. The overall conclusion that can be drawn is that the Chinese Communist Party managed to defeat the Kuomintang (Nationalist) Party and achieve victory in the Civil War, in spite of alienation by the Soviet Union and opposition from the U.S. This was primarily because of the superior military strategy employed by the Communists and the economic and political reforms introduced by this party which brought more equality to the peasants in the form of land ownership and better public services. This increased China’s production and manufacturing which not only boosted the country’s economy but also provided a more sustainable supply of food, goods and services for the Chinese people.