1842 – The Treaty of Nanking is signed between Great Britain and China.

Question

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 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.

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

Answer 1

The best response to the effects of the Treaty of Nanking on the Qing Dynasty, based on the given timeline of events, is:

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

This is substantiated by the events following the Treaty of Nanking, including the Taiping Rebellion, the Second Opium War, and ultimately the Xinhai Revolution, which culminated in the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. The Qing Dynasty's loss in various conflicts, combined with internal strife, weakened its authority and support among the populace, contributing to its eventual collapse.