Did China's failure in the Opium Wars affect the rising dominance of the European powers in East Asia? If so, why?
What will be an ideal response?
A. Rising dominance of European powers in China
1. United States, France, and Sweden soon persuaded or forced the Chinese to
grant them similar treaties to Treaty of Nanjing
2. a further series of British incursions and invasions from 1856 onward to
wrest from China terms of trade weighted in Westerners' favor
3. French and British task force marched to Beijing, burned the imperial
summer palace, and exacted the terms the Westerners wanted from the
Chinese government
4. foreigners dominated China's trade
a. British steamship companies handled between them 80 percent of
China's shipping business
B. Other factors that helped rising dominance
1. industrialization in the West compensated for China's size and enabled
Western economies to overtake China's in wealth
2. Western imperialism in other parts of the world increased the resources
available to Western powers
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Southern Tribes forced to cede lands during the Indian Removals?
A) Cherokee B) Seminoles C) Creeks D) Iroquois
Thucydides was
A) a writer of highly amusing comedies, including The Wasps. B) a politician and lawgiver who devised the constitution of Sparta. C) the first truly scientific historian who described the causes of the Peloponnesian War. D) a scientist who calculated the approximate circumference of the earth. E) a famous physician who advocated the theory of four humors that maintained balance in the human body.
What is implied by this photo shot by Margaret Bourke-White in 1937?
A) "The world's highest standard of living" was available to all Americans. B) "The American Way" involved excluding some groups from prosperity. C) The poverty suffered by many in the Great Depression was only temporary. D) Owning an automobile was the greatest hope of many African Americans. E) It was not necessary for the New Deal to address the specific needs of African Americans.
The Viking army, which established the first Scandinavian settlement in England, eventually spread its control over which of the following?
a. Northern England. b. Ireland. c. Eastern England. d. Scotland. e. All of these choices.