Taiping Rebellion
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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THE TAIPING REBELLION
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE INFLUENTIAL MOVEMENT
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
1850-1864
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
