Qing Dynasty Study Guide Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the key figures, rebellions, policies, and reforms of the Qing Dynasty as detailed in the lesson notes.

Puyi

A 5 year old that gave up his throne to live in the forbidden city.

George III

King of British.

Lord Macartney

Lead a mission to China to negotiate trade with Qianlong; this negotiation does not work.

Qianlong

An emperor who ruled China, believed that China was the best, and rejected British trade.

Victoria

Queen of Britain during the opium wars.

Ci Xi

Wanted to stop reforms in China.

Sun Yatsen

Creator who fundraised to spread Chinese communities in other countries and formed the Tongmenghui (revolutionary alliance).

Kangxi

An early emperor who focused on expanding China.

Yuan Shikai

A figure Sun Yat sen wanted an alliance with to help defeat foreigners, promising him position in return for help.

The Xomhai Revolution

The 1911 revolution in China.

Taiping Rebellion

A rebellion where poor people in China rebelled against the Qing because they lost the opium wars and lost land to the foreigners (British).

Boxer Rebellion

Chinese poor people and peasants who rebelled against foreigners and Chinese Christians because of famine, flooding, and the belief that foreigners were invading their land.

Isolation Policy

The policy of only being able to trade with people in your dynasty.

Canton System

A system where foreigners could only trade at the port of Canton, had to pay in silver, and had to follow Chinese rules.

Opium Wars

A war between Britain and China over the trade of opium, a type of drug; China lost this war.

Open Door Policy

A policy where the United States opened for trade with China and supported equal trade for all countries.

Extraterritoriality

Foreigners in China followed their own laws instead of Chinese laws, and would be put on trial in their own country if they broke them.

Sphere of Influence

Areas in China that were controlled economically by foreign countries.

Nationalism

The first of the Three Principles of the People; having pride in your country and wanting foreigners out of China.

Republicanism

The second of the Three Principles of the People; when citizens vote for representatives in government to rule them and make laws.

Socialism

The third of the Three Principles of the People; when farms, factories, and railroads are owned by the government.

Guomindang

Sun Yat sen's political party.

Unequal Treaties

Agreements that gave western countries more power and land than China.

Treaty of Nanjing

A treaty that ended the opium war and forced China to open ports, give land to Britain, and pay money.

Hundred Days Reform

A reform to modernize China by improving education and government, and changing the civil service exams.

Civil service exams

Exams that people had to take to be in the Chinese government.