imperialism: china & japan
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Imperialism: China & Japan. China Resists the West. China was self-sufficient country (strong crops / industry) Weak Spot = Opium was the only western product the Chinese needed (very addictive) Lost to British in the Opium War = British get Hong Kong (1842) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Imperialism: China & Japan
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China Resists the West
• China was self-sufficient country (strong crops / industry)
• Weak Spot = Opium was the only western product the Chinese needed (very addictive)
• Lost to British in the Opium War = British get Hong Kong (1842)
• Extraterritorial Rights = British (In China) could not be punished by Chinese Law
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Problems Lead to Western Control• Big ? = Adapt or Resist
• Taiping Rebellion = 20 million Chinese die in China’s 1st civil war
• Sphere of Influence = Foreign national controls trade/investment in another country
• Open Door Policy = Introduced by the USA to keep China from becoming a colonyDowager Empress Cixi (1862-1908
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England
EnglandFrance
Japan
Japan
Russia
Russia
Sphere of Influence
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China’s Nationalism
• The Boxer Rebellion (1900)– “Death to Foreign Devils”– Surrounded the Imperial
Powers Embassys– Defeated by multi-national
Imperial troops
• Result = China tries to adapt to the West
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Japan Adapts to Western Ways
• USA forces Japan to open to trade (Gunboat Diplomacy)
• Big ? = Adapt or Resist
• Japan’s Emperor Meiji determined to modernize Japan
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Japan Modernizes Under Meiji
• Japan borrows ideas from Western powers– Germany (Form of
Govt. & Army)– England (Navy)– United States (Public
Education & Industrialization)
• Result = By 1900 Japan could compete with the West
Emperor Meiji
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MeijiMeijiReforRefor
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AbolitionAbolitionof the of the
feudal systemfeudal system
AbolitionAbolitionof the of the
feudal systemfeudal system
LandLandRedistributionRedistribution
LandLandRedistributionRedistribution
Human Rights Human Rights & Religious& Religious
FreedomFreedom
Human Rights Human Rights & Religious& Religious
FreedomFreedom
Build aBuild aModern NavyModern Navy
(British)(British)
Build aBuild aModern NavyModern Navy
(British)(British)
WesternizeWesternizethe Schoolthe School
SystemSystem(Fr. & Ger.)(Fr. & Ger.)
WesternizeWesternizethe Schoolthe School
SystemSystem(Fr. & Ger.)(Fr. & Ger.)
Modernize Modernize the Armythe Army(Prussian)(Prussian)
Modernize Modernize the Armythe Army(Prussian)(Prussian)
EmperorEmperorWorshipWorship
IntensifiedIntensified
EmperorEmperorWorshipWorship
IntensifiedIntensified
WrittenWrittenConstitutionConstitution(Germans)(Germans)
WrittenWrittenConstitutionConstitution(Germans)(Germans)
ModernModernBankingBankingSystemSystem
ModernModernBankingBankingSystemSystem
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The Japanese Became The Japanese Became ObsessedObsessed
with Western Styleswith Western Styles
The Japanese Became The Japanese Became ObsessedObsessed
with Western Styleswith Western Styles
Civilization and Enlightenment!Civilization and Enlightenment!
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Japan’s Imperialism
• Sino-Japanese War = Japan beats China and becomes an Imperialist power
• Russo-Japanese War = Russia defeated by Japan (symbolic victory for Japanese)
• Korea annexed (taken over) by Japan in 1910