HIST285 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: First Opium War, Eurocentrism, Unequal Treaty
15 Nov 2017
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Late qing and the century of humiliation; the taiping rebellion; legacy. Causes britain to become a great industrial power and causes usa to become a superpower. South korea the most successful mission by far: we become protestant because it is the most up to date religion, technology, freedom, capitalism , before 1st opium war 1807 1844/60. Sneak in and throw tracks, because they can"t distribute the bible. British and international traders are regulated in canton (south china) British having nothing that the chinese wants: already have india, so the british sell opium, 17th century: catholics and protestants fighting each other. At the end of 30 years, peace is that catholics cannot attack the. Protestants and the protestants can attack the catholics. Westphalian system: a nation is a nation no matter how small. Mccartney found the chinese are arrogant: horton hears a who, people are people no matter how small, after 1844 1905.
