CH 19

• The emperor of China declined King George's for less strict trading relationship
• Qianlong rejected request as well because they felt that they didn't need anyone else to trade with
• Europeans forced issue to keep markets open and have profitable presence
• Didn't need to claim land in that way, just wanted successful trade
• Eventually in 1912, China became in need of European economy
• Embraced western modern economic systems
• China expanded and more people began to live there, but didn't have industrial revolution to accompany change
• Led to over population, farm fields that weren't big enough, and unemployment
• Central state eventually lost power because they were unable to keep up with taxes because of over population
• Leaders didn't follow confucianism or buddhism, followed christianity
• wanted revolutionary change 

• Women gained more equal rights
• feet unbound, equal share of property and given higher positions in the work force
• Opium was getting popular
• Illegal to trade in China, so they smuggled it in
• China traded silver for Opium, caused economic problems
• Many Chinese people, to overcome work, became addicts to Opium
• China led campaign against Opium... started Opium war
• Affected Britain's trading business, sent ship to China to withdrawal restrictions