Imperialism in China and Japan

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Imperialism in China and Japan

• By
• Mr. P

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China Trade

• China sold the British merchants SILK, TEA,
  PORCELAIN, in exchange for GOLD and SILVER.
• China was EXPORTING more than it imported which
  made the British upset and so they wanted more
  stuff. (1890s)
• British wanted to expand markets to other
  countries to feed the INDUSTRIAL MACHINE

Q How did British trade with China trigger the
Opium Wars? The British introduced Opium, when
the Chinese tried to stop the opium trade, the
British responded with gunboats.
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DRUGS

• Opium contains approximately 12 morphine, an
  alkaloid, which is frequently processed
  chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug
  trade. The latex also includes codeine and
  non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine,
  thebaine and noscapine.

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OPIUM WAR

• Opium grown in INDIA was traded for TEA
• SILVER was eventually used as payment for the
  OPIUM.
• Chinese government outlawed the drug.
• The Chinese govt. executed drug dealers.
• 1839 OPIUM WAR begins. (Britain refused to stop
  selling)

British would smuggle in Opium from
India and trade it for
silver.
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OPIUM WAR

• Unequal Treaties 1842 Britain made the Chinese
  accept the TREATY OF NANJING.
• Give up rights to western powers.
• Made them pay for war.
• Laws of the land do not apply to
• outsiders (extraterritoriality right)
• 4. Most favored nation clause, whatever
• rights you give another nation you need
• to give us.
• 5. Can trade in 5 ports.

Q How did the Taiping Rebellion and other
internal problems weaken the Qing dynasty?

Years of turmoil, power given to regional
leaders, weakened the Qing dynasty and made China
vulnerable to European encroachment.
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Taipang Rebellion Massive flooding, tax evasion,
extravagant court cases, widespread corruption by
the rich in CHINA!

• Poverty and misery increased and they poor will
  rise up from 1850-1864. Inspired by a
  revolutionary teacher Hwong Chwahn.
• He wanted a heavenly kingdom of great peace the
  TAIPANG.
• He was influenced by the teachings of western
  missionaries.

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TAIPANG REBELLION Could this happen in the US?

• Fight between Imperial China and Taipang Rebels.
• Effects 20-30 million dead, shared power with
  regional governors and Russia seized lands in
  Northern China.

Q How did reformers try to solve Chinas
internal problems? They tried to modernize,
incorporate Western technology, build industry,
and streamline government.
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JAPAN 2 different approaches

• CHINA
• Imperialized by Britain
• Forced into foreign trade (opium)
• Signed treaty because lost Opium war
• Agreed to modernize after 2 wars
• Became weaker
• 1899Open Door policy to keep trade open for
  everyone. They were fearful that American
  merchants would get locked out.
• RESISTED IMPERIALISM

• JAPAN
• Imperialized by US
• Asked to open country to trade
• Signed treaty out of FEAR
• Vowed to industrialize
• Sought out best imperialists Germanymilitary
  Britishnavy
• Became strong
• Convinced west to give up extraterritorial rights
• Imperialized Russia/China
• Transformed in POWERHOUSE!!

Q What caused the Qing dynasty to fall? The
Boxer Rebellion led to greater Westernization,
which led to nationalism, which combined with
discontent and a weak emperor to topple the
dynasty.
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War with Japan

• In 1868 Japan decided to go to war with China.
• Japan took Taiwan from China and were dressed as
  westerners at the treaty table.
• They actually wanted more land but some countries
  would not let them take it.
• This was a disaster for China. China will resent
  westerners.

Today China prefers Japanese made electronics and
things like pencils they prefer China goods.
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Boxer Rebellion

• In 1899 a group of Chinese had formed a secret
  society the righteous harmonious fists.
  Westerners watched them train and dubbed them
  BOXERS.
• Goal was to drive out foreign devils.
• Polluting with telegraph, trains, and other NON
  Chinese ways.

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Boxer Rebellion

• The westerners responded to boxers attacks in
  1900 by organizing a multinational force to crush
  the boxers and rescue foreigners in Beijing.

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BOXER REBELLION EFFECTS

• China had to reform
• Rushed women to school
• Stressed science and math
• More students were sent to study abroad
• China expanded ECONOMICALLY as well as mining,
  trains, telegraphs, tobacco, soybeans, silk.

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LONGTIME EFFECTS ON CHINA OF IMPERIALISM

• China Constitutional Monarchy and came up of 3
  principles of the people
• Nationalism pride in your country
• Democracy or representative government
• Livelihood or economic security for all Chinese.

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