Question

which is a true statement about the effect of the taiping rebellion?
○ britain took control of chinas government.
○ the internal government conflict ended.
○ the qing dynasty was strengthened.
○ the number of lives lost was over twenty million.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Britain never took control of China’s government; they had economic and territorial influences but not full government control. Eliminate the first option.
• The Taiping Rebellion was an internal conflict against the Qing, and it didn’t end internal government conflict (in fact, it weakened Qing and led to more issues). Eliminate the second option.
• The Qing Dynasty was weakened, not strengthened, by the Taiping Rebellion due to the rebellion’s toll on resources and authority. Eliminate the third option.
• The Taiping Rebellion was extremely devastating, with estimates of over twenty million lives lost due to warfare, famine, and disease caused by the conflict.

Answer:

The number of lives lost was over twenty million.