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16 Cards in this Set
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Opium
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Addictive drug poplar in Asia
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Opium War
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Battles between Chinese and British over Opium trade
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Extraterritorial Rights
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Provided exemption from other country's laws
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Huang He
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River in China
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Hong Xiuquan
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Leader of Taiping Rebellion
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Treaty of Nanjing
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Chinese missionaries increased priveleges
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Taiping Rebellion
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Revolt v. Chinses gov't
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Taiping fought by many
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Crusehd after a while
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Cixi
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Empress who resisted change
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Sphere of influence
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WHen a foreign nation controls trade and investment
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Open Door Policy
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China should be able to trade with other countries
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Guangxu
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Emporer who tried to modernize China.
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Boxer Rebellion
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Many Boxers (peasents and workers) who hated christians and foriegners rose up and protested/ 20,000 troops ended it
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Qing
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Chinese empire
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Dowanger
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Otehr chinese empire
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China tried to isolate itself
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Somewhat succeded
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