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背景：
1847年，清政府派遣容闳赴美学习，开启了中国近代留学史。
生平：
1828年出生于广东香山
1846年入耶鲁大学
1854年毕业，成为中国第一个获得美国大学学士学位的学生
回国后创办中国第一所现代化大学——京师同文馆
翻译西方科技和文化著作
参与筹建中国第一条铁路
Britain challenged the Chinese monopoly on the opium trade. The Chinese government banned the opium trade, and the British forced their way into China in order to get the Chinese to buy their opium.
AD : The Second Opium War
After the First Opium War, the British continued to sell opium in China illegally. In 1856, the British attacked Guangzhou and other Chinese cities in order to force the Chinese government to legalize the opium trade.
AD : The First SinoJapanese War
China and Japan fought a war over control of Korea. Japan won the war and took control of Taiwan and other Chinese territories.
AD : The Boxer Rebellion
A group of Chinese nationalists called the Boxers attacked foreigners and Chinese who had adopted Western ways. The Boxers were defeated by a combined force of European, American, and Japanese troops.
AD : The Second SinoJapanese War
Japan invaded China in 1937 and occupied most of the country. The Chinese fought back, and the war lasted until 1945, when Japan was defeated.
