To understand why the Qing
Dynasty collapsed
Starter
• What do you know about why the Qing
Dynasty collapsed?
• Discuss in your groups what you know about
the end of the Qing Dynasty
Match the definition
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1. Imperialism
2. Poverty
3. Empress Dowager Ci Xi
4. Corruption
5. Taxes
6. Bad Harvests
7. Poverty
8. Illiteracy
• A. The last lady who was in
charge of China until 1911
• B. money that needs to be paid to
the government by people
• C. Can’t read or write
• D. When another country controls
you politically and economically
• E. very poor
• F. A person in charge who is
dishonest and can be “bought
off”
• G. When the crops have trouble
growing and there is not enough
food.
Qing Dynasty
• The Qing Dynasty began in 1644.
• It was very prosperous throughout most of the
time that the Qing Dynasty was in power.
• The Qing Dynasty began to decline after the
Opium War in the 19th century.
• There were many reasons why the Qing
Dynasty collapsed
Internal Factors and External Factors
• The collapse of the Qing Dynasty is due to two
reasons.
• One is internal factors
• One is external factors
• Internal factors are problems that happened
inside the country. It is the fault of the
government.
• External factors are problems that came into the
country from outside. It could also be the fault of
the government.
Activity #1
• Take the main points that were in the quiz at
the beginning and put them into internal and
external factors.
• E.G. taxes are an internal factor because the
government decides what taxes there are.
Feedback
Activity #2
• Look at the handout. Summarize the points
and place them into the proper headings that
you used from the quiz.
• E.G.
• taxes
• The Chinese people were heavily taxed and
peasants were tired of taxes.
Feedback
Activity #3
• What do you think the three main reasons for
the Qing collapse were. Rank the top three
reasons why the Qing Dynasty collapsed.
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E.G.
#1 High taxes
#2 Corruption
#3 Imperialism
Plenary
• Was the Qing Dynasty bound to fail?
• Was there anything the Qing government
could have done to save the Dynasty?
• What could they have done to gain support.
HW
• Define the following terms:
1. Sphere of influence2. Imperialism
3. Opium
4. The Opium Wars
5. Treaty of Nanjing
6. Treaty ports
7. The Boxer rebellion