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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
The USA's 'Open Door' Policy & China's 'Scramble For Concessions' 1898-9
521 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
🚀 Get ready, history enthusiasts! You're about to embark on a journey to explore the late 1890s in China. Think of this period as the 'High School Drama' of international relations—trust me, it's juicy! 🍊
🇨🇳 Scramble for Concessions: 1898-9
- What Happened?
- After China's loss in the Sino-Japanese War, Western powers started arm-wrestling to snatch up pieces of China. This was the infamous 'scramble for concessions.'
- "Unequal Treaties"
- Essentially, these are like the playground bully forcing you to give up your lunch money, but on a country-level scale. Europe grabbed more territorial and commercial pieces of the Chinese pie.
- Real-World Analogy
- Think of China as the new kid who just moved to your school, and everyone wants to be their "friend" to get invited to their cool pool party.
🇺🇸 The USA's Open Door Policy
- What's the Deal?
- The U.S., fashionably late to the colonization party, wanted to make sure they still got a piece of the action, especially in the Pacific.
- John Hay's Warning
- U.S. Secretary of State John Hay basically sent a "back off, buddies" memo to European powers, insisting that China should be free to trade with whomever it wants.
- Real-World Analogy
- Imagine your neighborhood forming teams for a block party, and a kid named John from two streets over shouts, "Hey, let the new kid play with whoever they want!"
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Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
The USA's 'Open Door' Policy & China's 'Scramble For Concessions' 1898-9
521 words
3 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
🚀 Get ready, history enthusiasts! You're about to embark on a journey to explore the late 1890s in China. Think of this period as the 'High School Drama' of international relations—trust me, it's juicy! 🍊
🇨🇳 Scramble for Concessions: 1898-9
- What Happened?
- After China's loss in the Sino-Japanese War, Western powers started arm-wrestling to snatch up pieces of China. This was the infamous 'scramble for concessions.'
- "Unequal Treaties"
- Essentially, these are like the playground bully forcing you to give up your lunch money, but on a country-level scale. Europe grabbed more territorial and commercial pieces of the Chinese pie.
- Real-World Analogy
- Think of China as the new kid who just moved to your school, and everyone wants to be their "friend" to get invited to their cool pool party.
🇺🇸 The USA's Open Door Policy
- What's the Deal?
- The U.S., fashionably late to the colonization party, wanted to make sure they still got a piece of the action, especially in the Pacific.
- John Hay's Warning
- U.S. Secretary of State John Hay basically sent a "back off, buddies" memo to European powers, insisting that China should be free to trade with whomever it wants.
- Real-World Analogy
- Imagine your neighborhood forming teams for a block party, and a kid named John from two streets over shouts, "Hey, let the new kid play with whoever they want!"
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