Imperialism in China and Japan Flashcards
What is the Opium war?
British made a huge profit from opium made in India and it made china mad but Europe didn’t want to stop selling it so they went to war.
who won the opium war? How?
British defeated china with their industrialized gunboats.
Rebellion to remove backward qing dynasty was called…
The taiping rebellion
The rebellion of martial arts used to kick out foreginers was called…
The boxer rebellion
Who won the boxer rebellion?
The industrialized nations.
What put Japan behind?
They were isolated and not industrialized.
Which commodore pressured japan to open thir ports?
Mathew perry.
How does japan respond to mathew perry?
Japan opens up and quickly wants to industrialize and become a miliatary and imperial power.
List the steps of the Meiji Restoration.
1.Shogun is removed from power and emporer power is restored.
- Japan borrowa the ideas of the west and fits them to their needs.
3.Japan easily defeats Russia.
What was the war against Russia called?
The Russo-Japanese war.
