Through the power of the Manchu Dynasty, China's empire was able to reach a high point in their history. There was an internal problem as well as outside pressure, which led to its fall. The Manchu, or Qing dynasty lasted for almost 300 years with a system of an organized government ruling. Chinese culture was being absorbed as rulers ruled over the land. Confucianism ideas were kept through the years of rule. The Manchu dynasty was established by the Jurchen, a nomadic tribe from Manchuria. The Manchu dynasty lasted from 1644-1911.
             The downfall of the Ming dynasty brought the beginning of the Manchu period. The south of China faced many serious problems such as bad weather, which created bad harvests, famine, and raids. Soldiers and peasants would raid the towns just for food. Another problem was the population problem, which China faced and could not control. Manchu rulers introduced a system of checks and balances to the organization. The status of peasants had become much less as time went on. Most of the empires money had gone for foreign expansion and also internal corruption. Government positions were held by both Chinese and Manchurian people. All throughout China, the taxes were raised to a higher level, which started peasant uprisings.
             Chinese trade was restricted to only a certain amount of people, but the most exporting and trading went to three main nations, Britain, the United States, and France. A lot of tea was sold and Opium was introduced to China from the British. Gold and silver was all that could be traded in exchange. Foreign merchants were able to make a
             lot of money selling Chinese products in foreign nations. Opium first came from India. A struggle among the Chinese government led to a struggle about the thoughts of the Opium trade, which had bloomed in China. They believed that opium was bad for their people and it dropped the amount of silver China had. In 1839, the Chinese...