TRANSFORMATIONS – CHINA AND JAPAN

Ch 28

AKS

44b - compare and contrast the rise of the nation state in Germany under Otto von Bismarck, Italy under Camillo Cavour, and Japan under Emperor Meiji

44c - describe the reaction to foreign domination including the Russo-Japanese War and Young Turks

44d - describe Imperialism in Africa and Asia by comparing British policies in South Africa, French policies in Indochina, and Japanese policies in Asia

44e - examine the interaction with westerners to include Opium War, the Taiping Rebellion, and Commodore Perry

44f - analyze the impact of industrial imperialism in Africa, Asia, and Europe; include the influence of geography and natural resources (railroads, telegraph, diamonds, gold, cash crops)

EQ

What were the changes experienced in China and Japan during the 19th and early 20th Centuries?

How did these changes affect relations with the rest of the world?

The Opium Wars1. What was

China’s view on foreigners?

2. What did China export to the west?

3. Why did the English want to sell Opium to the Chinese?

4. What were some of the effects of Opium use on the Chinese population?

5. What was the resulting treaty? Who did it favor?

Growing internal problems

Food production did not keep pace with population growth

What do you think happens?

The Taiping Rebellion

Hong Xiuquan begins recruiting rebels to share China’s great

wealth

Hong organizes over 1 million

people and they take control over

large areas of Southeast China

British, French, and Qing forces launch attacks and bring down

Taiping government – 20

million dead

Late 1830’s 1864

1853

With a partner…

Discuss what effects you think the Taiping Rebellion and the Opium Wars had on China?

Did it open them up for more foreign influence?

Why or why not?

Spheres of influence

Open Door Policy (1899)

Reason: U.S. fear that other European nations would divide China into colonies

Solution: Open Door Policy – China’s doors would be open to all nations

Effects: The U.S. gained influence into China’s affairs American trade rights protect in China China was not carved into colonies

With a partner…

How will China react to all of this foreign influence?

Chinese Nationalism

Rebellion against Qing ruler and foreign influence

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Summarize!

Summarize this lesson in 3 sentences!

The Plan

FOR TODAY REST OF THIS WEEK

Imperial Japan Review Sheet

Thurs – Review for test

Fri – Test Review sheets 1 + 2

due

Modernization in Japan (1868-1912)

Ch 28.2 P. 810-813

How was Japan set up when we last discussed?

How was Japanese Society Structured? Feudal society

Who had the real control? The Shoguns; emperor was a “figurehead”

What was the Japanese position on foreign trade? isolationist

Modernization

Commodore Perry Treaty of Kenagawa

What was the reaction of the Japanese?

ANGER!!!

What did the Meiji Emperor do to modernize/westernize Japan? Sent diplomats to western nations Added and expanded industry American-style schools Updated military

Imperial Japan

Sino-Japanese War

Russo-Japanese War

Annexation of Korea

Causes? Japan wanted imperial control of Korea; so did China

Russians wanted control of Korea and Manchuria

Japan wanted total control over Korea

What happened? Who won?

Japan Japan Japan

Results? Japan gets first colonies; Japan gets imperial control of Manchuria

Russia forced out of Manchuria and Korea

Japan takes total control over Korea

Closure

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