China Booklet 2 - Events And Resuts Of The First Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895 Flashcards
What did Japan seize first in the war, and how?
Seoul - moved and took control of Korea, pushed China across the Yalu River
What peninsula did Japan seize second, creating access to mainland China and Manchuria?
Liaodong peninsula
What major port were Japan able to seize in September 1894?
Weihaiwei
What occurred within the Chinese navy in 1895, showing the weakness of the army?
The entirety of China’s navy leaders committed suicide
What final event finalises Chinese defeat in the war?
Japanese army surrounded Beijing - Chinese forced to admit defeat
What Treaty was the short-term result of the first Sino-Japanese war?
Treaty of Shimonoseki
What were the conditions of the Treaty of Shimonoseki?
Korea become a Japanese prectorate, 200 million teal reparation to Japan, 4 new treaty ports, Japan can industrialise and Chinese port, NE Manchuria and the Liaodong peninsula to Japan
What were the long-term results of the first sino-Japanese war?
Boxer rebellion, fall of the Qing dynasty, Scramble for China
What did France gain in the Scramble for China?
1895 Vietnam now French protectorate, 1897 areas in SW China and right to build railway connecting Indochina to mainland china
What were the social impacts to China off France from the Scramble for China?
China lost areas of influence
What were the political impacts to China off France in the Scramble for China?
Threat to the monarchy due to France’s democratic views
What was the economic impact to China off France in the scramble for China?
French increased investment due to more interest, improved economically
What did Russia gain in the Scramble for China?
1896 Trans Siberian Railway, 1898 25 year lease off Port Arthur
What were the social impacts on China off Russia in the Scramble for China?
Railway joining Russia to China
What was the political impact on China off Russia in the Scramble for China?
Influence in the Liaodong peninsula , oppressed Japan
