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Imperialism: China & Japan

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)

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Imperialism: China & Japan

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  1. Imperialism: China & Japan

  2. 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

  3. 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 colony Dowager Empress Cixi (1862-1908

  4. Russia Russia Japan Sphere of Influence Japan England England France

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. LandRedistribution Westernizethe SchoolSystem(Fr. & Ger.) Abolitionof the feudal system ModernBankingSystem Modernize the Army(Prussian) MeijiReforms WrittenConstitution(Germans) Build aModern Navy(British) Human Rights & ReligiousFreedom EmperorWorshipIntensified

  9. The Japanese Became Obsessedwith Western Styles Civilization and Enlightenment!

  10. 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

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