China/japan/panama Canal Flashcards
Why did other countries want to trade with china
It had lots of great natural resources
Spheres of influence
A country influencing or controlling part of another country
Opium war
British got Chinese addicted to opium so they were weak and had to open trading ports
Open door policy
Established by Americans, they didn’t want to be left out so it gives equal trade to all countries with china
Boxers/Boxer rebellion
Really well trained Material artists who believed bullets couldn’t hurt them were against all foreign countries in china and Christian, had government backing, we retaliated with armed forces
Russo-japensee war
Japanese invaded Russia, wanted more land
What did TR do in Russo Japanese war
He was the arbitrator using his big stick policy
The treaty of port’s mouth
Ends Russo Japanese war, Russia will give up thier land if Japanese stop invading
Arbitrator
3rd party unbiased, TR was this in Russo Japanese war
What did china leaders do about the opium crisis
They tried to stop it by making it illegal but the merchants still came eventually England too made it illegal but it left china weak
What is the Panama Canal
Canal that connects Atlantic to Pacific Ocean and is vital for navy travel
Why does panama revolt and who against
They revolt against Columbia with USA support and become their own nation, lease canal to America
How much does panama lease the canal to America for
10 million right then and 250,000 a year
How long does canal construction take
10 years
What type of system do they use
Lock system, because they need to get it over the mountain so they put in locks so it can push the ships and boats up
