Imperialism in China and Japan By: Brookley Baker, and Landry French-Folsom

Imperialism before Imperialism= a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force China's state= China forced Jesuits to leave and decided not to trade with other nations. Barbarians had forced them to build the great wall, and they feared outside forces destroying their dynasty. Japan's state=

Opium Wars Cause Jesuits in China were unsuccessful at this point. China had decided to not have anymore contact with foreigners, due to their fear of becoming over run like the barbarians had done in the past. Naturally, the British decided to smuggle in addictive substances so they could maintain the profits of trade with China. Effects *12 million became addicted. *China realized what was happening and asked the british to stop! *Lin Tse-Hsu is in charge of stopping the use of opium, he destroys 20,000 cases of opium *British are offended *Opium war begins!

Who Wins? The war was won by Britain. They had the naval advantage. Britain had been seeking new land, and trading across seas for decades while China was spreading across the land and wanted nothing to do with foreign people. This war was ended by the treaty of Nanjing! Do you think it was right for China to be upset? Should the British have been selling opium to Chinese people? If you were a British merchant, do you believe you would have done the same?

Treaty of Nanjing The treaty of Nanjing was unsurprisingly signed at the port of Najing by representatives from Britain and Qing Dynasty. It led to= fixed tariffs China agreeing to pay Britain 21 million dollars for the destroyed opium, cost of the war and debt opium users owed to British merchants Hong Kong was gifted to Britain as a port where they could bring their boats with goods. Extraterritorial areas were opened to Britain Opium was later legalized after the second Opium War China opening up to more trade with the outside world, France, Russia and the U.S.

Taiping Rebellion China was suffering from both internal and external conflict. China had economic stability at the time, and health was improving after the enlightment caused medicine to grow. So the population boomed in China, but agriculture couldn't support the people. People were starving and rebellions were breaking out. A man named Hong Xiuquan believed he was the brother of Christ, and that his calling was to end poverty for lower classes.

Effects 20 million people died China's fragileness became prey to foreign powers. Ports were opened up to other nations for trade and China was being pulled apart. Confucianism had been challenged by The God Worshippers, and their was a social/religious conflict. It led to the Open Door Policy and Boxer Rebellion.

Open Door Policy After the Taiping Rebellion certain ports were designated for only certain countries. The U.S. was concerned that this would mean less trade with China. (Where they had found a market for their cotton textiles) So they proposed an 'Open door policy' so that everyone could share the ports. This increased cultural diffusion through China, and weakening of China's total control.

Boxer Rebellion The issues that inspiried the Taiping Rebellion were ever present (Poverty, starvation, religious upheaval), now combined with the overwhelming prescence of France, Russia, Britain and the U.S. in China; led to unrest. Chinese people tried to overthrow foreign control, but failed.

What does this mean for China? One issue, The Opium Wars, erroded China's decision to be seperate from foreign control and allowed European imperialism to weaken the Qing Dynasty. Nationalism in Asia= They had trust issues with foreign countries, (barbarians, mongols) so they wanted to stick to their superior traditons. (Confucianism, scholars, an emperor)

Japan: Internal peace for two centuries ( ) -samurai turned into salaried bureaucratic or administrative class -economic growth because of peace -commercialization and urban development -farmers used fertilizers and other tools to produce an abundance of rice

Matthew Perry’s Visit to Japan Prior to this Japan had limited contact with the West so European and United States ships were turned away In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry presented gifts and a white flag to surrender In 1854, he tried again and convinced them to sign the Treaty of Kanagwa

Meiji Restoration Giving into the demands of other places weakened the support for the shogunate A brief civil war occurred By 1868, shogunates were eliminated Patriotic men set goals to gain knowledge and transform the Japanese society

Meiji Restoration Giving into the demands of other places weakened the support for the shogunate A brief civil war occurred By 1868, shogunates were eliminated Patriotic men set goals to gain knowledge and transform the Japanese society

Meiji Restoration Giving into the demands of other places weakened the support for the shogunate A brief civil war occurred By 1868, shogunates were eliminated Patriotic men set goals to gain knowledge and transform the Japanese society