China

China During the 18th century China went through a long period of peace and prosperity, which had adverse affects. The population increased from 100 million to 300 million, from 1644 till the end of the century. Corruption spread through the imperial court as well as a decline in military spirit. Upon entering the 19th century, China was shocked with revolt. The invasion of powers from the Western societies devastated the empire. The Ch’ing Dynasty had a strong opposition to foreign trade. During the 19th century China faced many conflicts with Western powers. Great Britain was not content with China’s trade agreements and instigated Opium War (1832-42). The United States and china, century, western, trade, powers, foreign, dynasty, china’s, through, sun, million, great, during, ch’ing, britain, 19th, years, yat-sen, war, uprising, upon, united, tz’u-hsi, tz’u-his, till, strong, stop, stating, states, spread, spirit, societies, since, shocked, revolt