Imperialism in India, China, Japan, and Latin America Miss Bonner Industrial Revolutions Unit

Instructions- On page 131 and 132, using the whole page, draw four boxes. Label them as follows- Box 1- China Box 2- Japan Box 3- India Box 4-Latin America

Box 1 China Opium War Self-sufficient China had no interest with trading with the West Britain wanted access to China China refused British found market for opium in China o Internal problems o Population increasing o Food production down o Starvation increasing o People turned to opium Opium War began – Britain won Treaty of Nanking (1842)- Result of Opium War 4 new ports opened to British trade Hong Kong controlled by British China made to pay war damage Open Door Policy Rebellions Taiping and Boxer Rebellion Sun Yat-Sen: “Father of Modern China” President of Republic of China 3 Goals: 1.Drive foreigners out 2. Develop economy 3. Form representative form of government (Democracy)

Box 2: Japan POSITIVES Isolated- easier to avoid conflicts More homogenous culture- shared traditions Practice “selective borrowing” NEGATIVES Isolated- may fall behind technologically LACK OF RESOURCES Hurricanes/Tsunamis MATTHEW PERRY US Commander Pressures Japan to sign treaty to allow trade with US Emperor Mutsuhito Japan ends Age of Isolation Meiji Restoration: Japan Modernizes, it becomes The strongest nation is Asia. Sino-Japanese War- China invaded Korea, which broke their “Hands Off” agreement RESULTS: - China driven out of Korea - Chinese Navy defeated - Japan won their first colonies: Taiwan and Pescadores Islands BALANCE OF POWER CHANGES: JAPAN AND RUSSIA EMERGE AS MAJOR POWERS AND ENEMIES Russo-Japanese War- - Russia promised to stay out of Korea, but did not - War - JAPAN DEFEATED RUSSIA!! - Japan won land in Korea and Manchuria

Box 3 India In the 1600’s the British set up trading posts in India. British East India Trading Company. “Jewel in the Crown” Sepoy Rebellion- Hindu and Muslim soldiers working for the British began to rebel by refusing to bite cartridges to load their weapon because they were covered in pork and beef fat. Because of the rebellion, Britain took direct control of India in

Box 4 Latin America: European nations began looking to Latin America for raw materials and markets- the US wanted to keep European nations out MONROE DOCTRINE (1823) US did not want European Imperialism in the western hemisphere US and Britain sign a treaty protecting Latin American nations (Monroe Doctrine) “The western hemisphere is closed to any future European colonization” US gained full control of developments in Latin America ROOSEVELT COROLLARY (1904) President Theodore Roosevelt extends Monroe Doctrine Protect American economic interests “The US had the right to be an international police power in the Western Hemisphere” Used to justify interventions in Latin America politics SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR (1898) US supported Cuban rebels- sent the USS Maine to show support- exploded US declared war on Spain o US won in 6 weeks o Freedom for Cuba o 2 US naval bases in Cuba o Platt Amendment- US can interfere in Cuban affairs to protect Americans o US influence in Latin America o US gains islands of: Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines PANAMA CANAL US wants to increase trade and speed for Navy ships US aided Panamanian rebels- overthrew Colombians- formed Panama Panama agreed to treaty for US to build and operate canal Control returned to Panama in 2000