Christians recognise Jesus as the Son of God who was sent to save mankind from death and sin. Jesus Christ taught that he was Son of God. His teachings can be summarised, briefly as the love of God and love of one's neighbour.
The emperor wanted to keep people out of the Forbidden City one because the throne of Cixi did not last too long so he wanted to preserve it hope i gave a specific enough answer ;-;
The positive effects of getting California is that it's closer to Asia, and California side of the nation at the time could have open territory to conquer.
