THE TAIPING REBELLION

CAUSES OF THE REBELLION

• Pre-existing internal turmoil made it difficult to maintain a stable political structure
• Various natural disasters weakened China
• China lost multiple battles, particularly by Europe, which weakened them
• All of these teamed together with a poor economy to eventually create severe internal struggles in China
• Wars over opium exacerbated the social issues, particularly in the south, as well as economically draining the county

THE TAIPING REBELLION

CHANGES FROM THE TAIPING REBELLION

• The taiping rebellion un-isolated china to the world
• Huge population loss by anywhere from 20-30 million
• Made china an external economic point of turmoil
• Made China into a communist state