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
