Imperialism in China and Japan

Question 1

What caused the Opium war

Answer 1

• BEIC sold opium to china
• The opium was ruining families because it was so addictive ( tea )
• China outlawed it ( strict )
• Asked GB to stop selling it to them, GB refused

Question 2

How did the Opium war turn out

Answer 2

• GB surrounded china with their boats
• Defeated China
• People realized the Industrial revolution can even take over the strongest countries
• Wake up call for INdustrial revo

Question 3

Taiping Rebellion

Answer 3

• China rebelled against Europe
• Peasants died trying to overthrow Chin dnasty
• 20-100m peasants died

Question 4

Who is the Chin dynasty

Answer 4

• A corrupt government
• Propped up by Europe
• Killed its own people

Question 5

What is the Boxer rebellion

Answer 5

• China tried to kick out the Europeans
• Used marshall arts
• 1 vs 8 ( other countries helped )
• Defeated again
• NO industrial revolution

Question 6

Imperialism in Japan

Answer 6

• Isolationists
• America opened them up and said they can’t be isolated anymore
• Blew up boats, Japan was impressed
• Japan wants that too
• Became imperial and had great military power

Question 7

Meiji Restoration

Answer 7

• Took power and modernizes
• Shoguns were removed
• The Japanese think they can make better guns and other things
• Produced more machines
• Japanese Russo war
• Beat Russia