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It could vary based on interpretations, but I personally it is the opium wars.
When the Chinese denied the British access to tea due to financial difficulties , they began trading it with opium. The British made use of their occupation in India to produce mass amounts of opium. Of course, the Chinese population and troops became addicted to opium. They were severely weakened, and the British took advantage of this by gaining trading benefits and also hong kong. With the poor performance of Chinese forces, they exposed the inherit weakness that lies in the system of government in China. It also lead other European powers like Germany, France and Russia to occupy China.
At this point, the Qing dynasty is essentially crippled. The European power scrambled for control in hopes to make profits from china. This brought imperialistic competitions similar to what had happened in Africa. They need resources that they don’t have in Europe. This rivalry later lead to the First World War.
Qing dynasty and the millennium of Chinese emperor imperial ruling came to an end when the revolutionary Sun Yat-Sen toppled its government, founding the republic of China.
In conclusion, the opium war showed the weakness of China which set European powers to make imperialistic occupations in China for resource leverage.
Hope this helped!
When the Chinese denied the British access to tea due to financial difficulties , they began trading it with opium. The British made use of their occupation in India to produce mass amounts of opium. Of course, the Chinese population and troops became addicted to opium. They were severely weakened, and the British took advantage of this by gaining trading benefits and also hong kong. With the poor performance of Chinese forces, they exposed the inherit weakness that lies in the system of government in China. It also lead other European powers like Germany, France and Russia to occupy China.
At this point, the Qing dynasty is essentially crippled. The European power scrambled for control in hopes to make profits from china. This brought imperialistic competitions similar to what had happened in Africa. They need resources that they don’t have in Europe. This rivalry later lead to the First World War.
Qing dynasty and the millennium of Chinese emperor imperial ruling came to an end when the revolutionary Sun Yat-Sen toppled its government, founding the republic of China.
In conclusion, the opium war showed the weakness of China which set European powers to make imperialistic occupations in China for resource leverage.
Hope this helped!
