Taiping Rebellion 1850-1864

In spite of being surrounded by the Qing armies, they stay there for abt .... years

10

Divisions between Provincial officials and Europeans help maintain Qing power, popular anti-European outbursts occur like the .. ...

Boxer Rebellion

The ... and French help the Qing defeat the Taiping by 1864

British

Many .... join taiping M and they take over villages and force inhabitants to join

Chinese

...- ultra conservative dowager (widow who holds title) empress dominates politics

Cixi

Cixi confines emperor in .. ...

Forbidden city

Taiping Movement was founded by ... ....

Hong Xiuquan

.... in power for Provincial governors qho helped lead the war effort for the Qing government

Increase

Lose war w .... in 1894-1895 (Sino-Japanese war) and still don't reform mostly bc of scholar gentry

Japan

Hong Xiuquan believes he is the younger brother of ........., studied w protestant ..... in canton, believed tht god ordered him to create a new kingdom by forcing the manchus (Qing Dynasty) out which would result in universal peace

Jesus missionaries

The Taiping conquer the city of ..... in 1853- it becomes their capital

Nanjing

Spread of the Bubonic plague by surviving rebellionists who visited places like vietnam, singapore, and hong kong was a result of the .. ..

TR

The ... ... (aka "Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace)

Taiping Movement

The ... .... was caused by the tension in Guangxi (the area west of Canton) related to poor ... productivity, poor working .... and ... opportunities, resentment towards the increasing presence of .....

Taiping Rebellion, agricultural, conditions, job, westerners

Upon Hearing abt TM, the Qing sent ... to arrest Hong and the other leaders, but were soundly defeated

army

Hong Xiuquan was trained as a ... ...-but repeatedly failed the exam

civil servant

Results of TR: 20-30 millions ..... , destruction of China's major ... centers, destruction of some of China's ..... and cultural treasures

deths, agricultural centers, artistic

Special use of female soldiers, farms and laborers, .... made illegal for female taiping followers

footbnding

Men and women are organized into separate ... and work teams

military

Provincial leaders lead self-strengthening .... in China to counter western economic challenge

movement

The Taiping leaders implement ... ... for their followers

social changes

Status of ... imporved

women