1. Warm up Boxer Rebellion Open Door Policy Commodore Matthew Perry
Extraterritority
Commodities

2. Imperialism in Asia

3. China
1800-China had 300 million people but was mainly self-sufficient.
China regarded its products as superior to Europe’s, didn’t want to trade.
Chinese rulers restricted Europe to foreign enclaves in select areas.
Chinese port c. 1830

4. China Wants Opium!
Opium- highly addictive narcotic, was restricted in China.
British merchants smuggled Opium into China in huge quantities.
Britain needed to find something China would buy from Europeans.

5. The Opium Wars
China tried diplomacy to convince Britain to stop selling opium.
British refusal prompted war with China.
Britain easily defeated China in the Opium wars.
The Opium Wars were fought primarily at sea, and China’s ships were no match for the British fleet
This began a century of humiliation for China.

6. The Treaty of Nanking Favored the British in a number of ways.
China pays for all of the opium they destroyed
Britain won trade rights at 4 ports in China
British citizens given extra-territorial rights and did not have to obey Chinese law
Other countries followed Britain’s lead and later established spheres of influence where they could basically do as they please
Humilitated China
The signature page of the Treaty of Nanking.

8. IMPERIALISM IN CHINA Ruler of China: Manchu Qing
“Marianne:” The symbol of France
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Tsar of Russia: Nicholas II
Insert a picture with the arrows
This French political cartoon shows the 5 rulers dividing up China into spheres of influence. Note that the rule of China does not have any say into their dividing up the territory and trading rights.
Queen Victoria I of Great Britain
Japanese Samurai

9. The Boxer Rebellion
Citizens began to form secret societies designed to rid China of foreign influence.
One of these groups, Boxers, laid siege to the European section of Peking for months in 1900.
Coalition of European forces was called on to defeat the Boxers.
Many Chinese resented the presence of foreigners in China.
, xpracticed boxing skills and calisthenic rituals that they believed made them impervious to bullets
known as the “Boxers” sought to rid China of “Foreign Devils”
The Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists (Boxers)

10. The Boxer Rebellion
Boxers defeated, and foreigners now wanted to strengthen their influence in China.
Humiliation of China caused nationalism, as people wanted to change their govt, economy and culture.
A Chinese “Boxer”

11. Japan Japan was very isolated.
Had been a very stable country under its rulers, the Tokugawa shoguns
Only contacted with China and very limited contact with the Netherlands.

12. America Opens Japan to Trade
1853 American admiral Matthew Perry brought 4 steam warships into Tokyo’s harbor and demanded that Japan trade with America.
Japan’s military was no match for U.S. and they agreed.
Other countries signed similar treaties, forming a situation similar to China.

13. The Meiji Period 1868-1912-the Meiji period.
Govt changes, promptly ending feudalism.
Leaders sought to modernize, visited Europe to study new technologies.
New group of leaders replaced the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868.
However, he still held no real power as it was concentrated in the hands of a few powerful military leaders.
Emperor Meiji of Japan

14. Japanese Modernization
Japan industrialized and modernized quickly.
Built thousands of miles of railroad track, factories, increased their coal production by 4000%.
Modeled the army after Germany and their navy after Britain.
Japan quickly built factories and became an industrial country in an attempt to compete with the rest of the world.

15. Japan begins Imperialism
Japan’s power allowed them to renegotiate trade agreements.
Used their army against China and took control of Korea and Northern China.
1904- Japan surprisingly defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese war.
As a result, Japan was now an undeniable world power.

16. Let’s Review
This treaty was mainly responsible for creating British/other European influences within China : _______.
The unsuccessful armed revolt led by the martial arts group in China was the: _____________.
What country industrialized at rapid speed to stop European imperialism at its borders?
What country was forced by the U.S. to end its policy of isolation?
The cause of conflict between the British and Chinese was the drug: ______
1. The armed resistance against British rule in India was the: _______________.
Great job! Sepoy Rebellion
2. The unsuccessful armed revolt led by the martial arts group in China was the: _______________ _____________.
Awesome! Boxer Rebellion
3. What country industrialized at rapid speed to stop European imperialism at its borders?
Super Job! Japan
4. What country was forced by the U.S. to end its policy of isolation?
You are Right! Japan
5. The intellectual group formed to resist using non-violence the British presence in India was the: ______ ____________ _________.
Way to go! The Indian National Congress