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Japanese Response to Imperialism

Japanese Response to Imperialism. REVIEW. Suez Canal: Shorter route from Europe to the East; Shortened trade routes; Easier access to colonies Panama Canal: Quicker access from Pacific to Caribbean & vice versa; Toll required for passage; Produced income for controlling country.

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Japanese Response to Imperialism

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  1. Japanese Response to Imperialism

  2. REVIEW • Suez Canal: Shorter route from Europe to the East; Shortened trade routes; Easier access to colonies • Panama Canal: Quicker access from Pacific to Caribbean & vice versa; Toll required for passage; Produced income for controlling country

  3. ESSENTIAL QUESTION • What effect did Japan’s rise to becoming a world power have on events in the future?

  4. Introduction • Japan remained an independent nation • Japanese were still influenced by Western ideas • Changed their form of government & industrialized

  5. The Meiji Restoration • A group of samurai warriors overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate, & returned the emperor to power in 1868. • The samurai had grown impatient with Japan’s old ways, & wanted a government & social system more like those of the West • Old system of social classes done away with • All citizens free to choose what kind of work they did • Required everyone to go to school – Almost wiped out illiteracy

  6. The Meiji Restoration • 1899 – New Japanese Constitution that gave people a say in the government • Voting rights given to owners of large amount of property only • Emperor given supreme power, but he didn’t use it • Created 2 House national assembly called the Diet • 1 house of elected representatives – Limited power • 1 house of appointed officials – Held “real” power

  7. Industrialization • Bought factory machinery from West • Encouraged private citizens to start businesses • Sent students & leaders to West to learn about Western ideas • Prince Ito Hirobumi • Leader that was sent to United States • Summarized Japan’s Goals: Strive for highest point of civilization; Adopted military, naval, scientific, & educational institutions; Knowledge shared through foreign commerce

  8. Industrialization • By 1900 Japan was 1st Asian country to industrialize • Cities linked by railroads & telephone lines • Factories produced goods to be sold throughout the country • Textile Industry strong – Exported cotton cloth & silk • Money from exports paid for imports: Iron Ore & Crude Oil • Used raw materials to make steel & build ships

  9. The Sino-Japanese War • Japan became imperialists to prevent other countries from coming in and trying to take power • Korea, a Chinese colony, was Japan’s main interest • Russia, France, & the U.S. all interested in Korea • Japan did not want Western powers controlling territory so close to them

  10. The Sino-Japanese War • 1894 – Rebellion begins in Korea • Wanted freedom from China • Japan & China sent forces to Korea • Japan quickly defeated China’s larger army • Victory due to more advanced modernization

  11. The Sino-Japanese War • 1895 – Treaty of Shimonoseki • Ended Sino-Japanese War • Korea granted independence • Japan given Taiwan & right to trade with China • This marked the beginning of Japan as a major world power

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