Imperialism: Japan
Feudal Japan
Japan: First European 1542 – Portuguese sailors; result of Vasco da Gama exploration to India Followed by Jesuit missionaries (Christian male religious congregation of the Catholic Church) *Francis Xavirer -Japan was referred to as “Cipangu“ and made aware d by Marco Polo (1254-1324)
Matthew Perry’s Visit 7/1853 Ruler of Japan “Tokugawa Shogun” Goals: Open trade route Refuel ships Rescue shipwreck sailors Friendly understanding *Treaty of Kanagawa signed 1854 Result : Civil War –Samurais rose and overthrew the Shoguns . “The Meiji restored”
Matthew Perry’s Visit 7/1853
Modernization
Political Reforms
Military Conquest Russo-Japanese War 2/8/1904 – 1905 -Conflict over influence in MANCHURIA; Port Arthur fell to Japan Result: Treay of Portsmouth (US President Theodore Roosevelt) *Japan claimed Liadong Peninsula & ort Arthur & Manchuria, half of Sakhalin Island & Russia to recognize Japan’s interest in Korea. 1910 Japan annexed Korea
Homework: Read pages 320 -326 1. Complete the Chart on page 320. Write a summary for the chart. List 3 ways in which Japan Modernized. Explain how each of these actions helped strengthen Japan so it could resist Western pressure. Due Friday