Asian Studies Readings- Colonial India and China

A Western Portrait of China's Empress Dowager Cixi
China’s Empress Dowager Cixi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Read about four of the Following events and explain how they lead to Colonial domination of China.

Opium Wars

Creation of Hong Kong, Macau, and Shanghai

Taiping Rebellion

Boxer Rebellion

Empress Dowager Cixi

Read about one of the Following events and explain how they lead to Colonial domination of India.
Indian Rebellion (Sepoy Mutiny)

The Great Game