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Warriors head social class
During the opium wars the social classes were scattered. It went from the opium sellers being on top of the table, to the warrior class becoming the highest ranked class. -
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Taping Rebellion
Gave woman more rights and replaced what used to be the old chineese ways of life. Hong Xiuquan believed he was God which put him higher on the social scale -
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Warriors head social class pt.2
Much like the first opium war the soldier class aquired much more social power which made them stand above most of the normal people -
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Self-Strengthening Movement
This was the time period after the fall of the Qing dynasty where the people tried to reconstruct the military to where they were stronger, so they would not be defeated. Socially the classes shifted around minimally. -
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Hundred Day's Reform
Kang Youweit lead a reform movememnt within China