European involvement in China contributed to the fall of the Qing Dynasty in several ways: the opium trade led to widespread addiction and social instability; military defeats like the Treaty of Nanjing and capture of Beijing weakened the dynasty; and the burning of the Summer Palace increased anti-foreign sentiment and internal turmoil that the Qing could not control.
European involvement in China contributed to the fall of the Qing Dynasty in several ways: the opium trade led to widespread addiction and social instability; military defeats like the Treaty of Nanjing and capture of Beijing weakened the dynasty; and the burning of the Summer Palace increased anti-foreign sentiment and internal turmoil that the Qing could not control.
European involvement in China contributed to the fall of the Qing Dynasty in several ways: the opium trade led to widespread addiction and social instability; military defeats like the Treaty of Nanjing and capture of Beijing weakened the dynasty; and the burning of the Summer Palace increased anti-foreign sentiment and internal turmoil that the Qing could not control.
the fall of the Qing Dynasty? By: Gordon Lee The Consequences of the Defeat of the Qing The arose of opium addiction causing social instability The Treat of Nanjing Burning of the Summer Palace The Capture of Beijing Enthronement of Puyi Internal turmoil