China/Japan Unit Flashcardziz

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What is a balance of trade?

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The balance of trade is the difference between a country's exports and imports.

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What did China's balance of trade look like before the Opium War?

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China had a trade surplus before the Opium War.

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What major goods did China export that other nations saw as luxurious?

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Silk, porcelain, and tea

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Why did the Qing dynasty begin to decline?

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The Qing dynasty began to decline due to poverty, corruption, economic troubles, and external pressures.

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What was the Opium War?

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The Opium War was between China and Britain over trading opium.

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What officially ended the Opium War?

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Treaty of Nanking

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What was the outcome of the Opium War?

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Britian gained significant territorial and trading rights

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What was the Taiping Rebellion?

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An armed resistance against the Qing Dynasty.

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What caused the Taiping Rebellion?

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Social unrest and dissatisfaction with the Qing Dynasty.

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Who led the Taiping Rebellion?

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Hong Xiuquan