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

Answer 1

The most accurate response is:

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

After the Treaty of Nanking was signed in 1842, the Qing Dynasty experienced a series of conflicts, including the Taiping Rebellion (starting in 1850), the Second Opium War (1856-1860), and the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901). These events weakened the dynasty significantly, both militarily and in terms of its legitimacy in the eyes of the populace. Ultimately, this accumulation of internal strife and external pressures contributed to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912.