Many Chinese citizens actually blamed the government for the problems that they faced. They reacted by starting riots and opposing the govt. Also they cut trades back.
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Yes, many Chinese citizens did blame the government due to its weak power for not being able to protect its people. The Chinese did not appreciate Western culture as they found that their beliefs and religions contradicted with theirs. For example, nobody believed in Christianity until the Westerners brought it to the Oriental East. Missionaries would bribe Chinese people and trick them into coming to church and ultimately converting them. There were rumors about this like the church would gore out children's hearts and eat them. Of course such rumors were not true, this added the hatred and fear that the Chinese people felt towards the Westerners. In their fury, the Chinese indeed did cause riots and rebellions against Westerners and the government. All this chaos led to the notorious Boxer Rebellion, where peasants and many other common Chinese people, who practiced kung-fu and the westerners called it boxing (thus the name boxer), marched to the Forbidden City and storm the palace. The rebellion was disorganized, not professional, and rather weak. They succeeded in storming the palace and held it captive for so many days (need to check that). Eventually, the "Eight-Nation alliance" was called in to help (this included, Japan, Russia, UK, France, US, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary) and to subside the chaos. The Boxers were under siege for 55 days but were acutally very easy to defeat due to their lack of knowledge in military tactics, weaponry, and basically skill. The boxers were composed of bandits and pirates that only knew kung-fu and belived that kung-fu would protect them from bullets and whatnot.
So all in all, the Chinese reacted rather bitterly towards Western Imperialism.
The general response of China to pressures from the Colonial Powers of the West in the 15th to 18th centuries was to close its doors: it was not interested in engaging in any systematic trading with the West. Soon, however, very limited trade was allowed, although mainly confined to strictly controlled coastal centers and at the price of high customs duties. As pressures escalated in the 19th century, outright war erupted, with China suffering defeat and thus becoming largely subject to European and then (increasingly) Japanese interference in and regulation of its internal affairs.
They rejected everything and anything to keep the same old age system they've always had.
Tey started riots and opposed the government.
Both China and Japan thought that the Europeans were treating them like they were inferior.
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European imperialism in China during the 19th Century hurt the Chinese economy and their governments. The people were exploited. Japan & the USA were also involved in using imperialism in China as well. Imperialism continued into the 20th century as well.
Economic imperialism in China led to war and political collapse, while formal colonialism in Africa led to oppression of native peoples.
how did the western imperialism spread through Africa and Asia so quickly
China was unable to keep out western imperialism because it had not _______.
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Both China and Japan thought that the Europeans were treating them like they were inferior.
Western nations and Japan as well used imperialism to gain wealth and power. Japan concentrated in the area they new best, East Asia. Western Europeans focused on Africa and China. The US helped imperialism in China as well and occupied the Philippines.
All of these are correct.
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economic imperialism
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European imperialism in China during the 19th Century hurt the Chinese economy and their governments. The people were exploited. Japan & the USA were also involved in using imperialism in China as well. Imperialism continued into the 20th century as well.
how did the western Imperialism spread through Africa and Asia so quickly
Imperialism is a historical form, such as capitalism, which is a form of development of Chinese history, this form of imperialism appeared, the liberation of China has not
Economic imperialism in China led to war and political collapse, while formal colonialism in Africa led to oppression of native peoples.