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How Did The Fall Of The Qing Dynasty

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Over the course of its lifetime, China has hosted dynasties ruled by a number of families. From the 17th to 20th century, the Qing, Manchurian invaders, conquered China and established the last dynasty in the history of China. At the peak of the Qing dynasty, the quality of life of the individual living inside China was tremendous. The many rebellions over the course of the rule of the Qing would ensure the downfall of the dynasty through the decline of central power and the increase in foreign involvement, eventually leading to the loss of the Mandate of Heaven and the collapse of the Qing dynasty. Over its extremely long life span, China has developed into an extremely ritualistic society based on the ideas of Confucius and the concept …show more content…

The power hungry Cixi ordered the riddance of the current emperor allowing her to claim the throne. Soon after, Cixi would use the secret societies of China, such as the Society of Harmonious Fists, to attack Western missionaries and civilians in order to rid China of foreigners. In addition, Cixi demanded that the Qing army completely ignore the Boxers, essentially giving them the privilege to do as they please. Without authority over a group of militants and the Chaos that ensued, a sign of the loss of the mandate of Heaven, the Western powers formed a coalition to put down the Boxer rebellion. The coalition’s fleet arrived and Beijing and quickly put down the rebellion comprised of, as the name implies, boxers that did not use any guns. Soon after the anti-foreigner rebellion, the Boxer Protocol was signed and further ensured the presence of the west in China. The Qing dynasty lost even more power due to the establishment of a shadow government, the expulsion of many Qing officials, and a reparation of 450 million tael to be paid over 40 years. The Boxer Rebellion essentially set in stone that fact that the Qing dynasty had lost its Mandate of Heaven and that the Qing dynasty had lost most of its power. The two most notable rebellions during the rule of the Qing dynasty threatened the loss of the mandate of heaven and ensured the involvement of Western powers within

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The goals of the western powers were not strictly economic, but also prescribing to their ideas of Christian exceptionalism. As stated by Thomas David Dubois, “during the late eighteenth and especially nineteenth centuries, Catholic and Protestant missions from throughout Europe and North America brought their faith and civilization to every corner of the globe. This reach was facilitated by the penetration of imperial military power, leading to the frequently evoked image of the missionary arriving with the Bible in one hand and a gun in the other” (Dubois 127). This was the situation in China which eventually incites the Boxer rebellion and showdown at Peking. Yang simplifies the imperial conflicts in China through the symbolic events in Bao’s life which lead him to fight.

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Unfortunately, this thinking prevented the Chinese from learning from western technology and science. As a result the West was able to easily defeat the Qing in key battles such as the Opium War in 1839 to 1841. In contrast to the Ottomans, the Qing was unable to compromise with the West and Europe forced its way into China. However, both societies were influenced by Western methods, despite attempts to restore traditional ideology and campaigns by both Chinese

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The first document that supports this is Document 2. We can see multiple edicts issued by the Chinese Emperor. The most notable is the fourth, which tries to get law-abiding peasants to team up with him against the “obstinate”; or the stubborn ones willing to revolt. These laws strengthen the emperor’s position and ultimately cause the peasants uprising power to wane. Another document that supports this is Document 3.

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