HW# 4

1) Describe 2 effects that Opium had on Chinese society.
- 2 effects were that there were way too many opium addicts in China now and people started rebelling against opium.
2) Describe why the Chinese Emperor lost his country.
- He lost his country when the foreigners showed up. He made the Boxers start a rebellion but they foreigners soon beat them and came to China with more groups which made the Emperor flee. Soon after he left, China became the Republic of China.
3) In your own words, describe Great Britain's role in bringing Chinese society to the brink of collapse.
- The role of Britain in this case was very crucial. They bought in the drugs to China even though they knew the risks of it. These drugs made foreigner drug addicts all around China. This led to the emperor telling the Boxers to rebel against this foreigners in a battle which the Boxers lost and put China in a bad situation.
4) Describe in your own words the 'Open Door Policy'
- It was pretty much a policy which gave countries equal trading rights.