https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina Three Questions en-us 2018-02-20 18:51:32 UTC 2025-12-27 20:43:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233461685 How did imperial nations gain,consolidate and maintain power ?

identify three ways the british benefited from the treaty of nanjing 
*they had exclusive rights 
*gained the right of extraterritoriality

what is extraterritoriality ? 
* the state of being exempt from local laws 
What is a "Sphere of influence ? 
*a group that u have power of ]]> 2018-02-20 19:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233461685 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233461699 Topic- How did imperial gain, consolidate and maintain power?

Question 1 - identify three ways the british benefited from the treaty of Nanjing. - british gained or recieved possessions of the island of hong kong. 
Question 2-what is Extraterritoriality? the state of being exempt from local laws so they can follow there own laws and not be arrested or punished by chinese.
 Question 3 - what is a "sphere of influence" ?  sphere of influence is being opposed to other nations.




]]> 2018-02-20 19:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233461699 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233463455 why were imperialist nations interested in china?             
They were interested in China because  China is a wealthy place  and they could make a large  profit and it was cheap . also the tea was something the liked so they traded more to expand the business. 
 ]]> 2018-02-20 19:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233463455 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233465058 q: why were imperialist interested in china?
q: why were imperialist nations interested in china?
a: they were interested in china because china was a profitable new market for them to sell there goods and because tea because popular in england and other european countries wanted to trade with china.]]> 2018-02-20 19:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233465058 deaunte_killingsworth https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233465708 why were imperialist nations interested in China? 
They wanted Tea and they wanted better markets.]]> 2018-02-20 19:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233465708 terrell_smith2 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233472692 2018-02-20 19:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233472692 terrell_smith2 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233472908 Because the wealthy were given privieleges 

2.) Identify two reasons that Europeans wanted to increase trade with china 

3.) According to the reading, what misunderstanding was there between Europeans merchant]]> 2018-02-20 19:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233472908 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233473074 Why were imperialist nations interested in china?
The imperialist nations were fighting for China because of the numbers of people and they though it was a very rich country. ]]> 2018-02-20 19:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233473074 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233473706 Why were imperialist nations interested in china?

Imperialist were in China because was a profitable market for them to sell their goods, and because tea  was popular in England and other European countries wanted to trade with china.]]> 2018-02-20 19:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233473706 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233474893 1. why did the chinese limit trade with foreigners to the port of canton?
the wealthy chinese merchants were given privilege by the emperor.


]]> 2018-02-20 19:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233474893 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233507609 Why were imperialist interested in china?

Imperialism were interested in china because China was a large population so they thought it would be a profitable new market.  And that "British merchants who wanted to capitalize on the demand for tea back home wanted chinese to open their doors to more trade so they could expand their business." Tea from china became popular in England and some other European countries in the 1700s and 1800s.

]]> 2018-02-20 20:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233507609 jordan_hopkins1 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233510972 1. What is opium? Why was it valuable for the British?

Opium is a addictive drug that comes from the poppy plant and is usually smoked. It was a part of British colony of India.

2.How did the Chinese government respond to the British opium trade?

China outlawed opium so that's how they responded to the British trade.

3. Who won the Opium war? Whyuy were they victorious?

Western military weapons, including percussion lock muskets, heavy artillery, and paddlewheel gunboats, were far superior to China's weapons. The results was a disaster for Chinese. British ships were victorious and were even preparing to shell the old capital, Nanking, in central China. The emperor therefore had no choice but to accept the British demands and sign a peace agreement. This agreement, the first of the "unequal treaties," opened China to the West and marked the beginning of Western exposition of the nations.]]> 2018-02-20 20:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233510972 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233516352 What is opium? Why was it valuable for the British?
Opium is an addictive drug that comes from the poppy plant & is usually smoked. Because they wanted to distributed free samples to give to the innocent.

How did the  chinese government respond to the  British opium trade? 
 By debating then outlawed the drug then the emperor decided to send his most able officials in 1833.

Who won the opium war? Why were they victorious? 
Bitish ships were victorious. They won because the british had better weapons and china couldn't compare and the weapons disaster china.]]> 2018-02-20 20:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233516352 geovani_merino https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233517021 they traded at one port and people had monopoly privileges

the chinese saw themselves better than foreigners but england foreigners thought they were better than the chinese.]]> 2018-02-20 20:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233517021 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233517165 How did imperial nations gain, consolidate and maintain power?

1. What is opium? Why was it valuable for the British? 
Opium is an addictive drug and it was valuable for the British because they wanted to distributed free samples and give it to innocent victims.

2. How did the Chinese government respond to the British opium trade?
The Chinese government to the British opium trade by debating then outlawed the drug then the emperor decided to send his most able officials in 1833.

3. Who won the Opium War? Why were they victorious? 

" British ships were victorious."  They won because the british has more superior weapons than china's weapons. And it was a disaster for China.]]> 2018-02-20 20:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233517165 malaysia_ganfield https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233518301 1. What is opium? Why was it valuable for the British? 
A: Opium is an addictive drug. It was valuable to them because it was apart of the British colony and they used it for trade.

2. How did the Chinese gov. respond to the British opium  trade?
A: They debated weather to legalize the drug

3. Who won the Opium war? Why were they victorious?
A: The British won the war. They were victorious because they had more gun power than the Chinese.

]]> 2018-02-20 21:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233518301 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233518967 How did the Chinese view foreigners during the Qing Dynasty?
- The Chinese viewed foreigners as nobody's. The Chinese thought that everybody needed them and that they would do anything to associate with them. The Chinese thought really high class about themselves but England though they were better than the Chinese. ]]> 2018-02-20 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233518967 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233519445 Three ways the British benefited from the Treaty of Nanjing.

Several chinese cities were forced to trade with british merchants.British citizens gained the right of extraterritoriality.Follow their own laws and could not be arrested or punished by the chinese.

what is extraterritoriality ?extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from local laws.
 
What is a sphere of influence ?
I think a group of people you influence or people that influence you.]]> 2018-02-20 21:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233519445 darius_dedrick https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233520343 They wanted china for the new groups of people to sell their manufactured goods to for a profit and the Industrialists hoped that china had a large population because it  would be a profitable new market. And england wanted more tea because it was a popular drink.

]]> 2018-02-20 21:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233520343 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233521774 1. Why did the Chinese limit trade with foreigners to the port of Canton?
A: The chinese limited trade by confining all trade and foreigners to the island of maccio. Also only certain chinese merchants were allowed to trade. The chinese court favored trading at one port to more easily collect taxes.
2. Identify two reasons that Europeans wanted to increase trade with china.
A: The demand for tea increased and the industrial revolution led the english to seek more markets for their manufactured goods.
3. According to the reading, what misunderstanding was there between European merchants and the chinese government?
A: The chinese didn't want diplomatic relations and england was trying to create them.
4. What was the purpose of Lord Macartney's journey to China in 1793?
A: To convince the chinese emporer to open northern port cities to British Traders and to allow British ships to be repaired on chinese territory.]]> 2018-02-20 21:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233521774 https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233525736 1. Why did the Chinese limit trade with foreigners to the Port of Canton?

The Chinese limited trade with foreigners because wealthy Chinese merchants who had been given monopoly privileges because it could move easily collect taxes on the goods traded, if all trade was carried in the one place. 

2. Identify two reasons that Europeans wanted to increase trade with China.

Two reasons are: more tea and more markets for their manufactured goods.

3. According to the reading, what misunderstanding was there between European merchants and the Chineses government?

Europeans did not want to follow the centuries old system of tribute relations.

4. What was the purpose of Lord Macartney's journey to China in 1793?

Lord Macartney's journey's purpose to China in 1793 was to convince Chinese emperor to open northern port cities to British trades and allow British boats to be repaired on Chinese territory. Chinese emperor refused to listen  to British demands.]]> 2018-02-20 21:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aja_minor/ImperialismChina/wish/233525736