1. Mr. Meester World History 9-5, 10-1, 10-3
Imperialism in Asia
Mr. Meester
World History
9-5, 10-1, 10-3

2. Vocabulary Opium War Open Door Policy Boxer Uprising Sun Yixian
Matthew Perry
Meiji Restoration
Commonwealth
Indigenous People
Penal Colony

3. British in China
The Opium War occurred in the late 1700’s because the British were selling opium in China
China outlawed opium
Demanded the British stopped selling it
Chinese warships attacked & started a war
China lost, was forced to sign unfair treaties
British citizen aren’t subject the Chinese laws

4. Rebellion & Take Over
Unhappy & starving Chinese peasants start the Taiping Rebellion in 1850
20-30 million Chinese died
Weakens China even more
Russia & Japan seize territory
The Europeans carved up different spheres of influence
America called for an Open Door Policy
Everyone be allowed equal access to trade with China

5. Reform & Uprising
China attempted to modernize during the Hundred Days of Reform.
Conservatives rallied against reform
It was seen as being western
These feelings lead to the Boxer Uprising
In 1900 the Boxers attacked foreigners all over China
The rebellion used traditional Chinese martial arts and weapons
The western nations joined forces & easily defeated the uprising.

6. Birth of a Republic China was now forced to support modernization.
Sun Yixian started the “Three Principles of the People”
Nationalism, Democracy, and Economic Security
Sun Yixian will become very popular and will become President after the empress died

7. American & Japan
After Britain’s success in China during the Opium war, America will set its sights on Japan.
Japan had never opened up to foreigners
U.S. used Gun Boat Diplomacy
Commodore Matthew Perry parked a battleship in Tokyo Bay
Forced Japan to open up for trade

8. Meiji Restoration
Japan was embarrassed by the way the U.S. treated them
Decided to modernize & become powerful.
This was known as the Meiji Restoration
The motto “A rich country, a strong military”
Many Japanese families became rich
The Kawasaki family

9. Japanese Imperialism
Japan’s growing strength allows them to practice imperialism
They will fight the Sino-Japanese war against China
Gain Taiwan.
Next they defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War
Gain Korea & Manchuria
This allows Japan to gain vital resources needed for industrialization.

10. Australia
Australia contained indigenous or native people. (Aborigines)
Australia began as a Penal Colony
The British sent prisoners there to pay for their crimes
Minerals & Gems are discovered causing free people to move there.
As more people arrived they began to demand independence
Britain made them a Commonwealth

11. New Zealand Natives in New Zealand were known as the Maori.
They were more concentrated in New Zealand.
When the Europeans arrived there were wars between the two peoples.
The Maori were devastated & the British took over.
They too would became a part of the British Commonwealth