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Bibliography: MOTTE, ELLEN N. LA. "The Opium Monopoly - Table of Contents." //DRCNet Online Library of Drug Policy//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2010. . "Opium War" Online Image. May 11, 2010. [] "Signing of Treaty of Tianjin" Online Image. May 11, 2010. [] "Open Door Policy" Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. May 11, 2010. [] "The Taiping Rebellion 1850-1871 Tai Ping Tian Guo." //The Taiping Rebellion 1850-1871 Tai Ping Tian Guo//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2010. . "Spheres of Influence." Online Image. May 11, 2010. [] "Boxer Rebellion." //United States History//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2010. . 1830's, the, the English had become the major drug-trafficking criminal organization in the world; very few drug cartels of the twentieth century can even touch the England of the early nineteenth century in sheer size of criminality. Growing opium in India, and the East India Company shipped. " Ch'ing China: The Opium Wars ." //Washington State University - Pullman, Washington//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2010. [|http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CHING/OPIUM.HTM] "Le Charivari" Online Image. May 11, 2010. [] Motives: Economic: - British economy was in trouble o Opium Wars - Treaty of Nanjing o Indemnity § China must pay Britain the costs of the opium wars o Trade ports open to Britain o Control of Hong Kong Foreign Policy: - Spheres of Influence - Unequal treaties o Extraterritoriality o Treaty of Nanjing o Many countries made treaties with China in which they had nothing to do in return Civility: - China is very weak o Easily influenced o Qing Dynasty fails o Public systems are failing o Government is corrupt § Taxes o Taping Rebellion

Results: Opium Wars: wars between China and Britain. After China looses these, Britain makes them sign the treaty of Nanjing, the first of several unequal treaties between China and Europe. Britain got Hong Kong in this treaty. Many Chinese people were very upset about these treaties, and this lead to the Taiping Rebellion. The people of China were upset about the loss of their culture and hated the Chinese government. The Chinese government won in the end, crushing rebels. With their forces weakened, European countries looked at China as "up for grabs." Many European countries claimed spheres of influence under the open door policy. The native Chinese were outraged by the foreigners coming into China and claiming it. This sparked the Boxer Uprising. Many rebels sought to kill the foreigners. As the flames of rebellion died down, the Chinese made many reforms and allowed Westernization. Strong nationalist feelings still lingered, and Sun Yixian(later Yatsen), a promoter of such feelings, took control. The Qing dynasty, which many people viewed as outdated, was switching rulers and Sun Yixian stepped in. He turned China into a weak republic.