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Opium war- british merchants began selling opium to the Chinese, and by 1835 12 million Chinese were addicted to it. The Qing emperor didnt like it. This started the opium war in 1839. The war mainly took place at sea and due to britians powerful navy against china's outdated army the Chinese got humiliated. They signed a peace treating in 1842 called the Treaty of Nanjing, which gave britian Hong Kong. Extraterritorial rights-a treaty signed in 1844, gave the US and other foreign citizens extraterritorial rights. These rights allowed breaking the law in four Chinese ports besides Guangzhou. The Chinese resented the priveleges and the people among it. The opium trade continued. Taiping rebellion- a rebellion led by Hong Xiuquan, a man influenced by Christian missionaries. In the late 1840's he gathered an army or peasants, mem and women, from southern china. By 1853, he had an army of 1 million people. He took Nanjing and made it the capital. Over the next ten years Qing fought the taiping, with the british and French help, and crushed the rebellion. Sphere of influence- China was weak and many foreign countries took advantage of it. The sphere of influence a was a region in which a foreign nation such as, japan, britian, france, germany, or Russia, controlled chinas economy. Open door policy- the US was worried that nations would divide china into colonies and shut out American trade. To prevent this, the US declared the Open Door Policy in 1899. This policy made chinas "doors" open to merchants from all nations. Boxer rebellion- Chinese peasents who hated the foreigners who got special privileges. They marched to Beijing and attacked the European section. Foreign troops marched and and ended the rebellion quickly. The Chinese people came to realize that the country needed to resist the foreigners. 2.
1839 Opium War 1844 treaty that gave extraterritorial rights 1850-1864 taiping revoluition

1900 boxer rebellion

1842 treaty of Nanjing , embarrasing defeat in opium war

1899 open door policy

Patient, Ben Period A May 19, 2012 3. I think the opium trade was harmful to china because it caused the opium war. The opium war led to extraterritorial rights. Extraterritorial rights led to the boxer and taiping rebellions. Also the open door policy hurt china. The only thing positive that came out of it all was the reforms in 1908 to 1917. Page 341 China Remains comminted to tradition loses numerous territorial conflicts Grants other nations speres of influence with china finally accepts necessity for reform Both have well established traditional values Initially resist change Japan considers moderization necessary borrows and adapts western ways stregthens its economic and military power

Oppose western imperialism

becomes an empire builder

Page 343 1,2,3 1. Treaty of Kanagawa- the US wanted to begin trade with japan. So the treaty of kanagawa was signed. It allowed the US to trade with japan in two ports, and establish an embassy. After many other nations followed suit. Meiji era- Mutsuhito took over when he was 15 in 1897 and ruled for 45 years. He ended the military dictator ship and established a new government. Meiji means enlightened rule. The time of his rule was called the meiji era Russo- Japanese war- the Russians and Japanese were fighting over Manchuria. The Japanese launched a surprise attack at the Russian army. The Japanese wiped out the Russian army and won by far. The US helped write out a peace treay. Annexation- the Japanese were a military power in asia and were conquering as much land as possible. Annexation is making a territory part of your own country. The Japanese annexed korea.

Patient, Ben Period A May 19, 2012 2. Modernization Imperialism Opening up for trade. Industrialization Studying foreign ways Developing military Imitating European powers Modernizing I dont think Japan would have imperialistic power without modernizing because if they hadnt modernized they wouldnt have become a military power. 3. no because once they got power they went crazy and started attacking everyone around them. Its great to modernize and have a powerful army but you must know how to use your power. Page 485 1,2 1. Mao Zedong- the leader of the communist revolution in china. He fought against southern china. After a failed first revolution he, called out to all the young scholars and they came forming the Red Guard. He then took over china and turned it communist. Jiang jieshi- ruler of southern china, protected from japan. Commune-large collective farms in communist china. In 1958 there were 26000 government organized communes in china. Each commune supported 25000 people. Red guards - Mao needed more people to revive the revolution. Millions or highschool and college students dropped out and formed Mao's Red Guard. Cultural revolution- the red guard started an uprising called the cultural revolution. 2. Aspect of Life Agriculture Industry Reform Took all the lands and formed massive communes. Took all private businesses and made the under government control. Set Stalin like five year plans with high goals. Coal, cement and electricity production doubled. Steel production quadrupled. Women and men eaquals. State funded child care.

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A. the united states went and occupied Japan, led by General MacArthur. They also dismantled the Japanese army. They began putting war criminals on trial. They turned japan into democratic country.

Patient, Ben Period A May 19, 2012 B. the emperor declared that he was not God and his power fell dramatically as he became a constitutional monarch. The constitution guaranteed that the power would be held within the people. Women allowed to vote. Japanese could no longer declare war, they could only fight if attacked.