China

China is located in Asia. It has the highest population in the world with 1.3 billion people. It is known in history for being very conservative and independent. It was a world power for many years until the latter half of the Qing dynasty around 1890. They lost two wars known as the First and Second Opium wars. The leader of China at this time was named Cixi but she was also known as the Dowager.

During her reign, the martial artists of China rebelled against foreign influence. This was known as the Boxer Rebellion. 

There was widespread chaos as boxers were beheading any Christians, native and converted in the streets. The ambassadors from foreign embassies were terrified. Cixi was a quiet supporter of the Boxers, being very conservative herself. The Boxers fought the foreign embassies outside the forbidden city for two months. On August 20, 1900, a multinational army made up of English, French, American, German, Australia, Italian, Russian and Japanese troops ascended onto the Boxers and wiped them out. On September 7 1901, a treaty was signed ending the Revolution officially and holding the Chinese accountable for $335 million dollars of damage. The USA was overpaid with 24 million dollars. The USA put the extra money into a scholarship for Chinese students to get scholarships to attend American schools. 

With the reparations paid out China became incredibly weak. Cixi had lost all credibility and power and a revolution was brewing. 

By Forest Elliott

                                                                  Work Cited

     

     Mrs. Buehner, class notes on imperialism, 2014.