1. UNIT #4 – BECOMING A WORLD POWER LESSON #4 –American Diplomacy in Asia (4-4) (152-153)

2. LESSON #4-4 – American Diplomacy in Asia (12/2) VOCABULARY Sphere of influence (153) Open Door Policy (153) The boxers (153) Foreign devils (153) Boxer Rebellion (153) ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 7. What happened to China by the late 1800s? 8. How would the Open Door Policy benefit all Imperial nations, even the ones who won land from China in war?

3. Last night’s Homework: What was so exceptional about Sec. of State John Hay? Find at least two things he did that were exceptional.

5. Explain this cartoon 1.With one other person 2.With your group 3.Share with class

6. Asia What is happening to China? China exports good stuff 1.Porcelain chinaware 2.Silk thread 3.Spices and tea By late 1800s, China was being carved up This is not good for ANY nation Competition could get ugly China could end up not producing what everyone wanted if they were slaves

7. What happened to China? The whole region had become a hot-bed of war and aggression. –European nations competed to control as much as they could. Japan had modernized, and joined the competition for China –Japan attacked China in a war and won. –That’s amazing, since China was always dominant… how was Japan able to do this? Russia (right next door) was also competing. –Russia attacked Japan over control of Korea, and lost –TR stepped into negotiate the peace. France and Britain had forced China in to war, and took sections for themselves –SPHERE OF INFLUENCE –Special trading rights What could happen next?

8. Open Door Policy Sec of State John Hay stepped in What did he say? (153) 1.Suggested that all nations could benefit if no nation controlled part of China 2.That all nations had equal power to trade in all areas 3.Became known as the OPEN DOOR POLICY in China

9. Boxer Rebellion The Chinese had once been the greatest nation on earth Saw themselves as superior But, opium and corruption had weakened them – allowed other nations to take over Wars and Open Door Policy were humiliating A rebellion group formed: THE BOXERS What did the Boxers want to do? (153) 1.They wanted to get the non-Chinese out 2.They called them “foreign devils” 3.They attacked foreigners, but were defeated

10. Activity for group Imagine you were China What would you suggest would be the best way to deal with powerful invaders? As a group, come up with some real solutions, and the details as to how you would make it happen

11. LESSON #1 – Spanish American War & Amer. Empire (11/30) VOCABULARY Sphere of influence (153) Open Door Policy (153) The boxers (153) Foreign devils (153) Boxer Rebellion (153) ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS 7. What happened to China by the late 1800s? 8. How would the Open Door Policy benefit all Imperial nations, even the ones who won land from China in war?

12. Homework Find five facts about Teddy Roosevelt

13. Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) 1.What did Adolph Plessy do? (135) 2.What “doctrine” did this lead to? (136) He was a partially black man (1/8 black, and very light skinned) who took a seat on a train in a car designated just for whites The doctrine was known as “separate but equal,” and led to legal discrimination in the South that lasted for more than 50 years