Booklet 2 My Notes 1894-1901 Flashcards
Who ruled from 1861-75?
Tongzhi with mother Cixi and uncle Prince Gong as regents
Who ruled from 1875-1908?
Guangxu with auntie Cixi as regent until he was ole enough to rule
What was Cixi like politically?
Reactionary and ultra conservative
Zongli Yamen
Foreign Office run by Prince Gong
What happened to Prince Gong
Removed from power in 1884 after crossing Cixi
Give an an example of a revolutionary group and what did they want?
Alliance league (Tongmenghui) who called for the collapse of the Qing and establishment of a republic
How many Treaty Ports by 1900
50
What was there an expansion of in the Treaty Ports?
Concessions like British, German, French and American
Where did the middle class youth go?
Educated abroad and brought back western ideals like democracy, modernisation and socialism
How did the Chinese feel towards ‘foreign devils’?
‘Love-hate’
What was the revolution in Japan where they modernised?
Meiji restoration
Before the Meiji restoration what was Japan like?
Locked away from the outside world
What caused Japan to open up?
Four American warships came to open up Japan in 1853 and other nations soon followed
How did Japan initially respond to foreigners?
Anti-western
What did Japan later adopt?
The slogan of Japanese spirit with western ideas
What was Japan’s view of China for centuries?
They were intrigued by China whose culture dominated the Pacific
On their way home from the west what shocked Japan?
How foreigners dominated China
What was Meiji a symbol of?
A new Japan which would transform itself in 40 years
How did Japan develop?
. Electricity, wheels, trains
. Some democracy by taking the Prussian constitution
Industrial Revolution in Europe vs Japan?
150 years in Europe vs 40 years in Japan
How did Cixi react to reform?
Oppressed reform because it threatened her hold on power and she looked to the nostalgia of China’s past
What did Japan do in 1884 and why?
Japan want rice from Korea and access to their markets so they invaded and provoked war with China
Japan’s army vs China’s?
Much better trained and equipped than China’s
What did the Japanese do to the Chinese in Korea?
Drove China out of Korea pushing onto the mainland
How did Japan now look at China?
As figures for fun or ridicule
How was China’s empire crumbling?
Russia took Manchuria and Japan dominated Korea
What did Japan do in 1904
Launched a surprise attack on Manchuria and crippled the Russian fleet and then declared war
How long had Japan spent mobilising for the conflict with Russia?
10 years
Why could Japan modernise more successfully than China?
. Geography
. Western interference
. Receptivity
. Leadership
Why did Japan’s geography mean it could modernise more successfully than China?
. Their smaller size made it easier for a strong central government to control regional revivals
. China had to put down far off rebellions
Why did Japan’s receptivity mean it could modernise more successfully than China?
. China had 2000 years of cultural superiority which was hard to break
. Japan had assimilated outside influences from China and Korea
. Japan borrowed from other cultures
Why did western interference mean it could modernise more successfully than China?
. Imperialist powers initially by-passed Japan in favour of the profit in China
. Less impulse to interfere with Japan’s internal affairs than China’s
Why did leadership mean it could modernise more successfully than China?
. Importance of Samurai class who were bold, dairying and seized opportunities
. China was led by scholars and the monarchy who did not want to defy their traditions
What did Japan negotiate in 1876?
A treaty with Korea which had previously been a subsidiary to China
1876 Japanese and Korean treaty impact?
. Caused controversy
. Opened up Korea to foreign trade for the first time
. 3 ports opened to the Japanese
What happened in Korea in 1882?
Former leader of Korea led a revolt against Queen Min and Kojong
What did the rebels do in Korea?
Burned down the Japanese legation in Seoul and 7 Japanese officers were killed
What did China do to the rebels?
Intervened, imprisoned the leader and six battalions of Chinese troops were posted in Korea to prevent a repeat of the uprising.
What happened after the uprising?
. Koreans agreed to apologise for the loss of Japanese lives, pay a fine and allowed the Japanese to post troops at their Seoul legation
. Japanese began to prepare for war with Korea or with China
What happened in 1884
During a clash with the French, the Chinese withdrew three of the six battalions which encouraged a pro-Japanese revolt
What happened after the 1884 revolt?
. For a short period King Kojong led a pro-Japanese, anti-Chinese government
. The remaining Chinese battalions in Korea quickly overthrew this new government
What was the aftermath of the 1884 revolt?
Japan and China signed a new treaty in which they agreed to withdraw all troops from Korea and give the other government notice if they needed to send them back - Treaty of Tianjin
What was Japanese public opinion like in the aftermath of these disturbances?
. Supported further intervention in Korea
. Tied in with expansionist mood in Japan
Why did tension rise again in 1894?
. In March the pro-Japanese Korean leader Kim Ok-kyn was assassinated in Shanghai
. The Japanese secret societies began to agitate for war
What did the Korean government ask China for?
To send troops, and a 2,500 strong expeditionary force was sent to Asan
How did the Japanese feel about the expeditionary force?
Saw this as a breach of the Tientsin treaty and they sent 8,000 troops to the port of Inchon
What did the Japanese troops do?
Moved to Seoul, where on 20 July they seized control of the Korean government
When did the first fighting of the war take place?
25 July 1894
When was war officially declared between China and Japan?
1 August 1894
What was signed in 1885
The Tianjin Convention
When was the Tianjin Convention signed
1885
Factor’s which caused the first Sino-Japanese (4 points)
. China’s weakness militarily and not understanding Japan’s modernisation
. Japan’s arms strength and imperialism
. Domestic problems in Korea - if Korea was stable this would not have happened
. Foreigners causing problems for China
Why did China lose the Sino-Japanese War?
. Japanese military and technological strength
. Chinese Confucian ideology
. Chinese impotence
. Poor Chinese commanders
. Japanese were quick in getting to Korea
. Chinese soldiers were conscripts, not professional
When did Japan seize Seoul?
21st July 1894
What happened on the 1st August 1894?
British transport ship with 1200 Chinese troops - declaration of war
When was the British transport ship sunk?
1st August 1894
What happened in Seoul and Pyongyang?
Land battles and Japan pushed Chinese troops out of Korea
What did Japan seize?
The Lushan peninsula and port Arthur
What happened in September 1894?
Naval battles - China looses 2 battleships, 10 cruisers and 2 torpedo boats
Where did the Chinese navy and army retreat to?
Wei Hei Wei
Where did Japan attack in January 1895 and with how many
Wei Hai Wei with 20,000+ soldiers
How did the war end?
China sued for peace
How was China shown to the world after the war?
Weak, corrupt and arrogant to the point of delusion