4. A. The Opium Trade
1. What is opium?
2. Why did the British turn to the use of
Opium in trade?
3. Who was Lin Zexu?
5. B. Opium War (1839-1842)
1. What caused the outbreak of the Opium
War?
2. Which nation should be blamed for the
war? Why?
3. What role did waterways play in the
outcome of the war?
4. What were the terms of the Treaty of
Nanjing (1842)?
5. Western belief was that the war was not
over opium but over China refusing to
trade fairly- the British were forced to
turn to alternatives. Does unfair trade
justify war? Explain.
6. C. Taiping
1. Why was the Qing Dynasty disliked?
2. What reforms did Hong Xiuquan and the Taiping want
to bring to China?
3. Which groups of Chinese joined the Taiping? The
Manchus?
4. What led to the defeat of the Taipings?
5. Describe the effects of the rebellion/war:
7. D. Reforms (attempts)
For each of the following: use the book or the internet to “define” (you
are looking for goals and final outcome/ success or failure:
1. The Self-Strengthening Movement
2. Spheres of Influence
3. The Hundred Days Reforms
4. The Boxer Rebellion
