1. Imperialism in China and Latin America Ch. 16.3 and 16.4
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China and Latin America Imperialism PPT

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5. Title notes: China, Japan, and America—Ch. 16.3 and 16.4
Please take notes as we review Imperialism in China, Japan, and the Americas.
Open your book to page 491.
Look at the map on the top right corner of page 491—answer the question below the map.

6. China Unequal Treaties
Britain merchants smuggled Opium into China instead of paying cash for tea, silk, etc.
Opium War in 1842
Led to the treaty of Nanking
Forced China to yield rights to Western powers.
Great Britain received Hong Kong.
British citizens lived under their own laws
Effect
Weakened dynasty’s control in China

7. China Unequal Treaties
Open Door Policy
United States came late to the imperial scramble, so …
Leave China open to all nations for trade

8. Chinese Response 1800s-- Self strengthening
Importing western tech and education
Lack of government support led to war with Japan in 1894; exposing Chinese governments weakness.
Japan won the island of Taiwan
By late 1890s, anti foreign feelings in China
Missionaries, diplomats, entrepreneurs … were to be removed.
Led to Boxer Rebellion-group called the Righteous and Harmonious fists attacked westerners.

9. Revolution of 1911 Many did not want Emperor
Western ideas – China was behind
Sun Yat-sen
1912 – Chinese Republic
Wanted democracy, nationalism, and livelihood-economic well being.
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10. Japan
*Matthew C. Perry
U.S. commodore wanted Japan to trade with U.S. in 1853
In 1854 Japan signed a treaty to avoid a war as in China and began trade with the US.
Unequal treaties – favored the imperialist powers
Japanese people unhappy
*Meiji leaders
*Transform Japan
Education
Military
Industrial
Westernized government

11. Japanese industrial and world power
Modern currency system
Telegraph, railroads, and port facilities
Cheap labor; low prices
1914– Japan a World Power
Sino –Japanese War
Japan defeated Chinese to gain control of Korea.
1904 – Russo-Japanese War
Russia signed a treaty with Japan in 1905 giving Japan control over Korea and nearby areas.
Huge win for Japan – was viewed as racially inferior by Europeans.
*Annexed Korea as a colony in 1910.

12. S. E. Asia Carved up between many European nations.
Dutch, Portugal, Spain, --mainly for natural resources.
British and French more for military than economic reasons.

13. The Americas The U.S. the western hemisphere protector
*Monroe Doctrine
1823, President Monroe warned European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
Latin American states would remain free to determine their own political destinies.
Arbitration – third party settle disputes – President Teddy Roosevelt
Spanish American War
*Yellow journalism – journalists using sensationalist news.
Get Spain out of Cuba!
War lasted 4 months
Victory for the US
U.S. gained Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Philippines
*Philippines became a colony of the U.S. after it won its freedom from Spain…the U.S. would not let them have self-rule after helping them defeat the Spaniards. 

14. U.S. territorial gains U.S. bought Alaska in 1867 – from Russia
U.S. annexed Hawaii in 1898—American businessmen overthrew Queen.
U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark.
America begins the *Panama Canal
Helped Panama gain independence from Colombia
Many died of diseases—yellow fever; malaria; etc.
Connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

15. Mexico
1835, Americans and some Mexicans in Texas revolt against Santa Ana of Mexico.
1845, Republic of Texas joins the U.S. as a state
Mexican / American War – Mexico loses
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
Mexico loses nearly half its territory to the U.S.
1863, French troops invade Mexico for not paying debt
1867, U.S. pressure French to leave
1872, Porfirio Diaz seizes power.
Harsh rule
Economic advances– building of roads, developing industries, expanding farmlands, opening new mines.
Most profits went to foreign investors and wealthy landowners
Rich get richer and the poor get poorer

16. Mexican Revolution Discontent with Diaz led to Revolution.
1911—Diaz overthrown
Francisco Madero comes into power
He is murdered
Victorian Huerta – one of Madero’s generals comes into power
He was taken down a year later by Mexican revolts and American intervention.
Three people fought for control
Emiliano Zapata- for farmers
Francisco “Pancho” Villa-radical who fought for poor
Venustiano Carranza- conservative—U.S. supported—President in 1915
U.S. battled Pancho Villa on U.S. / Mexican border for killing 18 Americans, until U.S. entry into WWI in 1917.

17. Study for Quiz! Ch. 16 PPT beginning of Imperialism
Ch Partition of Africa
Ch China, Japan, and the Americas.
Work on your study guide if you have it! 