China Booklet 2 - Causes Of The Sino Japanese War Flashcards

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How was China able to modernise in the late 1800s?

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USA investment/influence

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Why did Japan want Korea in the late 1800s?

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Wanted to stop Russian’s influence, 1876 Treaty of Guangwha gave Japan 3 treaty ports in Korea - increased interest + wanted rice

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What occurred in Korea in 1882 causing tensions to rise between China and Japan?

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Tae’wonguan launched an anti-Japanese revolution, 7 Japanese officers were killed - caused Japan to distrust China

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What occurred as a result of the 1882 revolution?

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1885 Tianjin Convention, China and Japan couldn’t deploy troops in Korea without notifying each other of their presence

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What internal issues were Japan suffering with causing them to look for expansion to China?

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Overpopulation, lack of raw materials, wanted to expand influence to mainland ( reasons they also wanted Manchuria)

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What was the main trigger cause that launched Japanese attacks on China in Korea?

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The assassination of a pro-Japanese Korean official in Shanghai

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What was Li Honghzhang famous for?

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Self Strengthening movement 1870+, diplomacy with France 1884 and Japan 1895

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Where and when was the Meiji Revolutions?

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Japan, 1868+

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Why was Mitsubishi important for Japanese development?

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Government defence contracts for Mitsubishi to build a powerful and modern Japanese Navy for empire building.

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Why did the West fail to intervene to stop Japan in Manchuria?

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1930s economic problems due to the Wall Street Crash and horrors of WWI meant western nations were unwilling to get dragged into costly war.

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Who was installed as the Manchukuo head of state in 1932 and why?

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Puyi, as a former emperor, would give legitimacy to the state

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How did Japan develop Manchuria?

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Built infrastructure such as roads, railway and an airline, set up department stores, developed industry such as mining, developed military defence (Kwantung Army)

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Meaning of the Tanaka Memorial?

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Baron Tanaka’s (prime minister) declaration that Japan must expand to survive. Conquest of Manchuria to lead to occupation of China (Has ben argued to be a fake).

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