Age of Imperialism Flashcards

Question

The Manchu were responsible for invading China and initiating the __________ dynasty from 1644-1911.

Answer 1

1793 | "There is nothing we lack....nor do we need any more of your country's manufactures

Answer 2

Rising population 100 million in 1650 300 million in 1800 420 million in 1850

Answer 3

Tea Silk Porcelain

Answer 4

Silver previously taken from Europeans

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Opium wars of 1839-1842 | 2nd Opium War of 1856-60

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No access to modern technology and weapons | Treaties gave ports to Britain and other foreign nations

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1st Opium War-China cedes Hong Kong to British and opems up 5 treaty ports for foreigners to live and conduct business 2nd Opium War-Europeans gain control over China's foreign trade and tariffs

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17,000 French and British troops storm Summer Palace | Opium trade expanded

Answer 9

Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) The Taiping Rebellion During the late 1830s, Hong Xiuquan (hung shee•oo•choo•ahn), a young man from Guangdong province in southern China, began recruiting followers to help him build a “Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace.” In this kingdom, all Chinese people would share China’s vast wealth and no one would live in poverty. Hong’s movement was called the Taiping Rebellion, from the Chinese word taiping, meaning “great peace.” By the 1850s, Hong had organized a massive peasant army of some one million people. Over time, the Taiping army took control of large areas of southeastern China. Then, in 1853, Hong captured the city of Nanjing and declared it his capital. Hong soon withdrew from everyday life and left family members and his trusted lieutenants in charge of the government of his kingdom. The leaders of the Taiping government, however, constantly feuded among themselves. Also, Qing imperial troops and British and French forces all launched attacks against the Taiping. By 1864, this combination of internal fighting and outside assaults had brought down the Taiping government. But China paid a terrible price. At least 20 million—and possibly twice that many—people died in the rebellion

Answer 10

The Ever Victorious Army fought for the Qing Dynasty against the rebels of the Nian and Taiping Rebellions. The Ever Victorious Army consisted of Chinese soldiers trained and led by an American and European officer corps. Though the Army was only active for a few years, from 1860 to 1864, it was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion. It was the first Chinese army which was trained in European techniques, tactics, and strategy. As such, it became a model for later Chinese armies.

Answer 11

China ceded Taiwan and Korea to Japan | Japan granted right to operate in treaty ports

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Revolt against foreign influence and rule in China Boxers burnt Christian Missions and Kill missionaries believed that martial arts made them invulnerable mostly poor peasants "Society of Harmonious Fists"

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The United States and the Opening to Japan, 1853 On July 8, 1853, American Commodore Matthew Perry led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world.

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"Eastern ethics and Western science" became the slogan of scholars such as Sakuma Shozan, who was to have great influence on Yoshida Shoin, and who saw clearly that purity of spirit alone would not defeat Western cannon. There was a growing perception that unless some careful modernization was undertaken, the tranquil life of the isolated island empire would be endangered. In Yoshida's birth year, however, few suspected that only 40 years later an epoch would be finished -that they were the last samurai.

Answer 15

The Meiji Restoration (明治維新 Meiji Ishin?), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were Emperors before the Meiji Restoration, the restoration established the practical abilities and consolidated the political system under the Emperor of Japan, which previously was held by the Tokugawa shogunate. The goals of the restored government were expressed by the new emperor in the Charter Oath. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure, and spanned both the late Edo period (often called Late Tokugawa shogunate) and the beginning of the Meiji period. The period spanned from 1868 to 1912 and was responsible for the emergence of Japan as a modernized nation in the early twentieth century.