Defeat and humiliation, 1894-1901- The significance of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95

Question 1

what was korea to china until the 20th century

Answer 1

tributary state

Question 2

what was japan aware of now that it wanted to increase its influence

Answer 2

chinas bowing down to the demands of western powers and russias creeping influence in korea

Question 3

what did japan want to act before…

Answer 3

china ave russia extraterritoriality over korea- would threaten japans borders

Question 4

what did japan want from korea

Answer 4

coal and iron ore deposits to fuel japans growing industrial base.

Question 5

how did japan seek to assert itself in korea in 1875

Answer 5

attempted to land a warship but it was shelled by korean forces

Question 6

how did the japanese act in retaliation to the shelling of its ship

Answer 6

used marines that managed to land- killed all in sight, this was the first use of japan’s imperial navy– success

Question 7

what was the western style treaty of Ganghwa 1876

Answer 7

didn’t give japan extraterritoriality but opened korea up for trade

Question 8

what did the treaty lead to

Answer 8

emergence of the Tonghak movement- opposition to corruption and resentment of foreign powers

Question 9

when was the tianjin convention signed

Answer 9

in 1885, it held that neither china or japan could deploy further troops to korea without notifying the other first

Question 10

what happened with the Tonghak movement in 1894

Answer 10

full blown uprising- the king requested chinese assistance to put down the uprising- sent in troops after telling japan

Question 11

what did japan do not to be outdone by the chinese

Answer 11

sent troops too, war broke out

Question 12

what was the 1st event of the war

Answer 12

chinese vessel sank

Question 13

what was the 2nd event of the war- what did japan bombard

Answer 13

the port of weihaiwei

Question 14

3rd event: what did japan capture in september

Answer 14

the major city of Pyongyang

Question 15

4th event: when chinese troops evacuated korea, where did they set up a defensive line

Answer 15

manchuria

Question 16

where was the outcome of the war decided

Answer 16

the yalu river- Beiyang fleet was defeated- chinese fleet withdrew to shelter at weihaiwei

Question 17

after succeeding in occupying korea, where did the japanese seize

Answer 17

the liaodong penninsula

Question 18

what happened after japan seized liaodong

Answer 18

they took weihaiwei, china sued for peace

Question 19

what did this war confirm?

Answer 19

china was in a state of decline, weak and incompetent.

Question 20

what did the war suggest about the self-strengthening movement

Answer 20

it had failed, japan was the superpower in east asia

Question 21

what was outlined at the treaty of shimonoseki

Answer 21

china had to recognise Korea’s full autonomy and independence, ceded the liaodong peninsula and weihaiwei as well as taiwain and the pescardores island, war indemnity of 100 million USD and japan was given the right to manufacture goods on Chinese territory.