Use the timeline to answer the question.

1842 – The Treaty of Nanking is signed between Great Britain and China.
1850 – Civil War Period begins.
1850 – Taiping Rebellion begins.
1856 – Second Opium War fought by China against Great Britain and France begins.
1860 – Second Opium War ends with China’s defeat.
1864 – Taiping Rebellion ends in a Pyrrhic victory for the Qing dynasty because it lost a lot of support from its citizens in the process.
1878 – Civil War Period ends.
1894 – First Sino-Japanese War between China and Japan begins.
1895 – First Sino-Japanese War ends with China’s defeat.
1899 – Boxer Rebellion begins.
1901 – Boxer Rebellion ends.
1911 – Xinhai Revolution begins.
1912 – Xinhai Revolution ends with the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China.

Analyze the effect of the Treaty of Nanking on the Qing Dynasty using the timeline. What happened to the Qing Dynasty after the Treaty of Nanking?

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Responses

The Qing dynasty faced invasion from Eastern imperialist powers after the Treaty of Nanking. This led to its collapse.
The Qing dynasty faced invasion from Eastern imperialist powers after the Treaty of Nanking. This led to its collapse.

The Qing dynasty faced rebellions and wars after the Treaty of Nanking. These did not lead to its collapse, however.
The Qing dynasty faced rebellions and wars after the Treaty of Nanking. These did not lead to its collapse, however.

The Qing dynasty faced rebellions and wars after the Treaty of Nanking. This led to its collapse.
The Qing dynasty faced rebellions and wars after the Treaty of Nanking. This led to its collapse.

The Qing dynasty did not face anything terrible after the Treaty of Nanking, which made it smug. This led to its collapse.
The Qing dynasty did not face anything terrible after the Treaty of Nanking, which made it smug. This led to its collapse.

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The correct response is:

The Qing dynasty faced rebellions and wars after the Treaty of Nanking. This led to its collapse.

After the signing of the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, which marked the end of the First Opium War and imposed significant concessions on China, the Qing dynasty faced a series of internal and external challenges. This included the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) and later conflicts such as the Second Opium War, the First Sino-Japanese War, and the Boxer Rebellion. These events weakened the Qing regime and contributed to its eventual collapse during the Xinhai Revolution, which started in 1911 and led to the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912.