2. Objectives: What was the Opium War? What was the Boxer Rebellion and where did they get the name? Describe what is meant by Spheres of Influence. Explain the “open door policy”

3. 1. Britain and China had unfavorable trade balance….so Britain started sending Opium from India, but it was illegal there. 2. China asked them to stop & blockaded Port; British respond with force = Opium War 1839-1842 British win

4. 3. Chinese agreements: – Open 5 ports to British trade – Limit taxes on imported British goods – Pay for war – Give Hong Kong island to British

5. 4. Europeans lived in own sections under own country’s laws = extraterritoriality What did British do to adjust trade unbalance with China? Tai Ping Rebellion – Peasant revolt for social reform – After 14 yrs Western powers too much; Treaty opened new ports to foreign trade…

6. FOOTBINDING Outlawed

7. 6. Spheres of Influence -areas where imperial powers had exclusive trading rights 7. Open Door Policy -allows all countries to trade with China markets to keep one from dominating markets

8. 8. Boxer Rebellion -organization against foreigners in China

9. Summary What was the Opium War? What was the Boxer Rebellion and where did they get the name? Describe what is meant by Spheres of Influence. Explain the “open door policy”

10. 15:2 Revolution in China Objective: How did the arrival of Westerners affect China? Sun Yat-sen Young radical formed Revive China Society & Revolutionary Alliance = Nationalist Party; transformed China in 3 stages: -military takeover -transitional phase of own party for democracy -create constitutional democracy

11. Commodities –marketable products Arrival of Westerners + Introduced modern transportation/communication + Created an export market + Integrated the Chinese market into world economy - destroyed local industries - $ went to foreign countries not back into China

12. 15:3 Rise of Modern Japan Objective: List western influences on Japanese culture

13. Japan moving from isolationism to imperialism Commodore Matthew Perry Treaty of Kangawa: opened ports for trade with US & returned shipwrecked Americans How did most Japanese feel about westerners coming in?

14. Transformation in Japanese government: adopted a constitution modeled after Imperial Germany; democratic in form but authoritarian in practice. See chart p. 482 changes & events Besides tea & silk, what other key industries did Japan develop? - shipbuilding, weapons, sake

15. *Japan & China rivalry over Korea *Then Japan & Russia rivalry over Korean interest *= Japan recognized as great power!

16. U.S. Relations: with Japan annexing Korea & US annexing Philippines = growing suspicion between the 2…… …US stops immigration from Japan

17. Summary Western influences on Japanese culture