Week 6: Background to the Boxer Rebellion

Week 6: Background to the Boxer

2-6
Rebellion
March
1. The Manchu Qing
dynasty
2. Reforming the
dynasty
3. Foreign concessions

Resources:
Manchu Qing
The Hundred Day Reform
Empress Dowager Cixi
Opium Wars
Opium Wars
Open Door Policy
Open Door Policy (video)

in China
Civil conflict
4. America opens the
door
5. Growing civil unrest

Research and answer

1. Outline the history of the Manchu Qing dynasty.
2. What was Emperor Guangxus Hundred Day Reform and why did it fail?
3. What is Confucianism?
4. How did Cixi come to power?
5.What is a coup dtat?
6. Contrast the rule of Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi.
7. According to Source 20.4 below, what was Cixis attitude toward the foreign
powers?

8. What happened in the First Opium War of 1829-42?

9. What happened in the Second Opium War of 1829-42?
10. What were the implications of the 1858 Treaty of Tianjin?
11. What were the implications of the 1860 Treaty of Peking (Beijing)?
12. Which power occupied Korea?

13. What is annexation? Why did the foreign powers annex parts of China?
14. What was the Open Door policy?
15. How did Christian missionaries come into conflict with the local Chinese
populace?
16. What was the effects of cheap foreign imports on Chinese economy?
17. What was the effects of the 1898 famine in Shantung?
18. What conflicts were developing between foreigners and the Chinese people?
19. Extended Response: Outline the personal background, values and attitudes of the
Empress Dowager Cixi
20. Extended Response: Explain the impact of foreign influence in China.