1. Imperialism: China & Japan

2. China Resists the West China was self-sufficient country (strong crops / industry) Weak Spot = Opium was the only western product the Chinese needed (very addictive) Lost to British in the Opium War = British get Hong Kong (1842) Extraterritorial Rights = British (In China) could not be punished by Chinese Law

3. Problems Lead to Western Control Big ? = Adapt or Resist Taiping Rebellion = 20 million Chinese die in China’s 1 st civil war Sphere of Influence = Foreign national controls trade/investment in another country Open Door Policy = Introduced by the USA to keep China from becoming a colony Dowager Empress Cixi (1862-1908

4. England France Japan Russia Sphere of Influence

5. China’s Nationalism The Boxer Rebellion (1900) –“Death to Foreign Devils” –Surrounded the Imperial Powers Embassys –Defeated by multi-national Imperial troops Result = China tries to adapt to the West

6. Japan Adapts to Western Ways USA forces Japan to open to trade (Gunboat Diplomacy) Big ? = Adapt or Resist Japan’s Emperor Meiji determined to modernize Japan

7. Japan Modernizes Under Meiji Japan borrows ideas from Western powers –Germany (Form of Govt. & Army) –England (Navy) –United States (Public Education & Industrialization) Result = By 1900 Japan could compete with the West Emperor Meiji

8. Meiji Reforms Abolition of the feudal system Land Redistribution Human Rights & Religious Freedom Build a Modern Navy (British) Westernize the School System (Fr. & Ger.) Modernize the Army (Prussian) Emperor Worship Intensified Written Constitution (Germans) Modern Banking System

9. The Japanese Became Obsessed with Western Styles Civilization and Enlightenment!

10. Japan’s Imperialism Sino-Japanese War = Japan beats China and becomes an Imperialist power Russo-Japanese War = Russia defeated by Japan (symbolic victory for Japanese) Korea annexed (taken over) by Japan in 1910