1. 2/27/2015
I/O – Examine Japan in the context of the New Age of Imperialism
Key Question: What impact does contact with the Western Powers (United States) have on Japan?
Key terms: Tokugawa Shogunate; Meiji Restoration
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2. Japanese Imperialism 1848 in Japan (JN) Unindustrialized & isolated
Tokugawa Shogunate (TS)
In power in since 1600
Japan

3. Transition Point: Tokugawa Shogunate
In power from
Ended Feudal warfare
Centralized feudal government
Power in brought in
Got Shoguns to stop fighting
Why is this key???

4. Japan: Tokugawa Shogunate
Impact of this Age
Ends wars between various Shoguns
Roads built = expansion of trade
Technology leads to more crops grown
Towns and cities Grow
Demand makes merchants rich
But, Japan remains isolated to protect them from Western influence

5. Meiji Japan: Five Big Ideas:
We will see an end to Japan’s Cultural isolation in this Age of Imperialism
Key Question: does Japan refuse to modernize and preserve their culture, or...
Do they take steps to “catch up” with the US and other imperial nations, and control their own destiny???
Remember that Great Britain and other European Imperialists had a foot hold in China and the far East
The United States will lead the charge to Japan, because they see it as a stepping stone to China

6. Japan: The Meiji Restoration
Where/When?
Japan
Meiji Restoration:
China, Vietnam, Philippines and Korea will be impacted.

8. Japan: Meiji Restoration
What Factors? Why Now?
The Far East is rich in resources and labor: Imperialists want more!!!
Japan’s location is a bridge to China, the US wants in on this!
As western Powers modernize, agricultural nations are targets!!!
Japan has witnessed how China fell prey to Britain – they do not want to be next
So, the Emperor will make a decision to accommodate and adapt – to Modernize and Westernize

9. Meiji Restoration Key Facets/Characteristics
Brings an end to the Tokugawa Shogunate = Meiji emperor in Power
Have a strong Emperor at the center of Japan's political organization to project Japanese.
Adopt Western style Military, education, clothing and a Constitution
All of this places the Japanese in a position of Military and Naval Power
They utilize this power to begin imperializing many regions and countries

10. Japanese Imperialism Treaty of Kanagawa signed (1854)
U.S. warships enter JN
Seeking trade Pact
Led by Commodore Matthew Perry
TS reluctantly agrees.
Treaty of Kanagawa signed (1854)

11. Emperor Meiji credited with modernizing Japan
Japanese Imperialism
Meiji Restoration (MR)
Shogun ends in 1868
Emperor Meiji restored
Begins JN’s mass industrialization
Emperor Meiji credited with modernizing Japan

12. The Meiji Restoration Key People/Groups
Matthew Perry: US Commodore who “persuades” japan to open to the West
Emperor Mutsuhito is placed in charge and he takes on the name MEIJI meaning “enlightened rule”
This ends the Tokugawa reign, and Japan’s isolation
“MEIJI” meaning “enlightened rule”

13. Japan: The Meiji Restoration
Impact of this Age
Ends Japanese Isolation = cultural changes will impact their civilization
Japan industrializes = factory system and Modern Military – a threat to the Far East
Japan will become an Imperial Power as they seek raw materials and more territory
Russia and China will, amazingly, be defeated by this “smaller foe”
We see here the roots of the Militaristic japan that will dominate Asia in the 1930’s leading to WWII

14. Japanese Imperialism Should JN resist Westernization?
Imperialists vs. Shogunate forces
What’s westernization?

15. Japan Industrializes Rapidly

16. Industrial Growth Japan 1870-1920
Steam ship growth
1873 = 26
1894 =169
1904 = 797
1913 = 1514
Coal production
1875 = 600,000
1885 = 1,200,000
1895 = 5,000,000
1905 = 13,000,000
1913 = 21,300,000

17. Japanese Imperialism MR (1869-1912):
1. JN officials sent to Britain to learn military strategy
2. Modern military built
3. Industrialization: Factories, Infrastructure, modern banking, public education

18. Japanese Navy

19. Japanese Imperialism Japanese Imperialism Lacked natural resources.
JN’s geography?
Lacked natural resources.
JN looks for colonies in Korea.
Opponents: China & Russia:

20. Japanese Imperialism Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895 fought against China
Spoils:
JN makes Korea 1st colony
Russo-Japanese War ends in JN victory
Historic victory?

22. Japanese preparing for battle in Russo-Japanese War

23. Japanese Imperialism Results: Clears way for JN superiority as a power
Tilts B.O.P. in Asia

24. Consult your notes to section on Imperialism
1. What places did Europeans imperialize?
2. Provide me TWO reasons why Europeans began to imperialize
3. Who were the leading countries that imperialized?

25. Berlin Conference 1884-1885 Euro. Powers fear war over dividing Africa
O.V. Bismarck
Meeting of 14 European nations to discuss the colonization of Africa
1. European nation agreed to partition Africa into colonies & agree on borders
2. Claimant had to have people physically on ground to say it was there’s
3. Ends competing claims by Euro. Powers
4. Ended African independence
=All of Africa is imperialized by 1890

26. Berlin Conference 1884

27. Where is South Africa? Who lived there?
Natives of South Africa – Zulus (black natives)
White Dutch migrants – Boers or Afrikaners (1650s)
British migrants – (1790s)

28. Zulus & Boers

29. Imperialism in South Africa
Dutch settlers came to S.A. for better farmlands in the 1650s.
British colonization of SA began in 1790s
1. way station to get to India – British colony
Diamonds were discovered in 1890s fueling war between Boers & British
Boer Wars (1880s-1910) – Boers vs. British
1887 – Zulu nation was defeated by British army after years of fighting
Boers were defeated by 1910 giving British firm control over South Africa

30. Apartheid
British ultimately gave control of SA to white Boers in 1940s (after WWII)
Boers fearing black control, instituted a system of racial segregation called Apartheid.
Apartheid segregated non-white population & made non-whites second class citizens