1. China Resists Outside Influence Create this chart in your notebook In your group, use the textbook to describe the causes & effects of the events CausesEventsEffects Opium War Taiping Rebellion Open Door Policy Boxer Rebellion

2. Modernization of Japan Time Line Draw a diagonal line on a new page in your notebook Plot the following dates along the line: – 1853 – 1854 – 1867 – 1885 – 1894 – 1904 – 1910

3. Modernization of Japan Time Line Use your book to write down these events next to the correct date – Matthew Perry arrives in Tokyo harbor – Mutsuhito establishes a new government – Sino-Japanese War begins – Japan annexes Korea – Russia & Japan go to war over Manchuria – Japan & China pledge not to send armies to Korea – Japan signs the Treaty of Kanagawa

4. Modernization of Japan Time Line Questions Answer the following questions about the events on the time line (write down the questions) 1.What was the US motive in sending the fleet? 2.How did the US benefit from the terms of the Treaty of Kanagawa? 3.What steps did the Meiji take to modernize Japan? 4.Why were JP & CH interested in Korea? 5.How did the Sino-Japanese War begin? 6.What consequences did the war have? 7.What caused the Russo-Japanese war? 8.What were some of the consequences? 9.How did JP rule Korea?

5. 3 Factors Leading to US Economic Imperialism in Latin America In your group answer the questions for the Factor your group has been assigned (use complete sentences) Factor 1: Legacy of Colonial Rule 1.In what ways did landowners “enslave” peasant workers? 2.How was land distributed during colonial times? 3.What political problems did independent nations face as a result of Euro colonial rule? Factor 2: Foreign Trade 1.How did advances in technology affect LA trade? 2.How did foreign countries gain control of LA industries? 3.Why did LA nations remain poor and unindustrialized after they gained independence? Factor 3: “The Colossus to the North” 1.Why did Pres Monroe issue the Monroe Doctrine? 2.How did the Spanish-American War make the US the dominant imperial power in LA? 3.How did the US expand its influence in LA in the early 1900s?

6. Turmoil and Change in Mexico Create this chart in your notebook In your group, use the textbook to answer the questions about the Mexican historical figures What were the major accomplishments of each leader? Antonio Lopez Benito Juarez Porfirio Diaz

7. Turmoil and Change in Mexico Create this chart in your notebook In your group, use the textbook to answer the questions about the Mexican historical figures What role did each of the following play in the Mexican Revolution? Francisco Madero Francisco “Pancho” Villa Emiliano Zapta Venustiano Carranza