Imperialism in China - Monday, 3/06/06

Bell-Work:

• Explain in two sentences: What were the Opium Wars?
• Explain in one sentence: How did the Opium Wars affect China?
  

Objective: SWBAT show how European imperialism impacted modern China.

Homework: Study for tomorrow's quiz.

British missionaries in China

Directions:

1. Click this link to find a definition of imperialism and write definition #3 in your notebook (if you already wrote a definition of imperialism in your notebook, you do not need to write it again).
2. Complete this reading: Today you will learn about imperialism in China. Many European countries (especially Great Britain) and Japan took over parts of China's economy and even some of its land in order to acquire riches for themselves.
1. After the Opium Wars, the imperial powers made China sign several treaties that people thought were very unfair. It gave foreign countries many rights that allowed them to do what they wanted in China. This is what we call imperialism.
   
2. This imperialism led to unrest in China, and eventually led to the fall of the Qing dynasty and the end of all dynasties there. China would never be the same again. Think Question #1: Why do you think there was unrest in China? How would you have felt if foreign countries were telling people in America what they should do?
   
3. The unrest in China led to two rebellions by the people of China. One rebellion, the Taiping Rebellion, was one of the bloodiest wars in all of history: nearly 20 million people died.
   
4. Complete the assignment below on imperialism in China.
   
3. Assignment #1: Look at the map below, representing imperialism in China and answer questions.

1. What kind of map is this?
2. What countries exercised imperialism in China?
   
3. What part of China was under French influence?
   
4. What part of China was under Japanese influence?
5. Do you think the people of China like the fact that these foreign powers were trying to control their country?
6. How did China change from 1911 to 1912?

When you finish assignment #1, complete the following assignment.
Assignment #2: Read this page about the Taiping and the Boxer Rebellions (the reading is at the bottom of the page). When you have finished this, complete the graphic organizer at the top of the page about the reading.