East Asia 1750-1900
P:
-Peasant revolts were caused by famines due to food shortages
-Such rebellions as The White lotus Rebelion that laster 8 years
- Opium played an important role in many wars.
- 3 year period over opium disputeswere a direct result of Chinas isolationalist and exclusionary trade policy with the West
-Opium started to be smoked by ninety percent of the population causing a huge amount of addicts to stop working causing poverty and even famine.
-Taiping rebelion 'Kingdom of Heavenly Peace'
- Was caused by Chinese 'Christian' rebels going against the Qing Dynasty
-resulted in 20-100 million deaths
-20-30 million died of famine
-china and Japan go to war in 1894 and lose in 1895
-Beijing is captured by Europeans causing china to become very hostile towards visitors.
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E:
- Only $7,303,841 of silver were imported because of Opium
-Opium became the biggest cash crop
-Although Opium was an economic gain it also disabled people from working because of serious addictions and therefore not as much food was being produced and poverty dramatically increased
R
-Confucionism was the most popular religion followed by Buddhism
S
-Dramatic increase in population but also poverty class
-Opium decreased the average life expectency (wether from direct use or colateral damage)
I
-Many military and technological advances ( despite their loses)
- Attempted to modernize but wasn't successful
A
- Hokusai's - The Great Wave At Kanagawa became a very importan japanese art piece
N
-Quing dynasty lost land size due to unsuccessful wars with other countries.
P:
-Peasant revolts were caused by famines due to food shortages
-Such rebellions as The White lotus Rebelion that laster 8 years
- Opium played an important role in many wars.
- 3 year period over opium disputeswere a direct result of Chinas isolationalist and exclusionary trade policy with the West
-Opium started to be smoked by ninety percent of the population causing a huge amount of addicts to stop working causing poverty and even famine.
-Taiping rebelion 'Kingdom of Heavenly Peace'
- Was caused by Chinese 'Christian' rebels going against the Qing Dynasty
-resulted in 20-100 million deaths
-20-30 million died of famine
-china and Japan go to war in 1894 and lose in 1895
-Beijing is captured by Europeans causing china to become very hostile towards visitors.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9l5PIbYKO_o/T-tIyEhbT9I/AAAAAAAAAV0/Q7svHij86DQ/s1600/First+Opium+War.jpg
E:
- Only $7,303,841 of silver were imported because of Opium
-Opium became the biggest cash crop
-Although Opium was an economic gain it also disabled people from working because of serious addictions and therefore not as much food was being produced and poverty dramatically increased
R
-Confucionism was the most popular religion followed by Buddhism
S
-Dramatic increase in population but also poverty class
-Opium decreased the average life expectency (wether from direct use or colateral damage)
I
-Many military and technological advances ( despite their loses)
- Attempted to modernize but wasn't successful
A
- Hokusai's - The Great Wave At Kanagawa became a very importan japanese art piece
N
-Quing dynasty lost land size due to unsuccessful wars with other countries.