History A-Level
Imperialism and resistance
What Imperialism and resistance means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Imperialism and resistance
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Resentment of foreign privileges and missionary activity, alongside economic disruption and natural disasters, caused a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in northern China.
Topics that use Imperialism and resistance
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 2 Defeat and humiliation, 1894–1901 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Imperialism and rivalry in East Asia
- Nationalism and revolution
- Qing decline and reform
- scramble for concessions
- The decline of the Qing dynasty
- The impact of defeat on Chinese reform and revolution
- The rise of Japan as a modern power
- New Territories
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