Imperialism of Asia Flashcards
Mogul empire
A Sunni Muslim group that went to India and ruled over the Hindu. (Minority over majority)
The technology of the Moguls
Gunpowder and guns
Emperors of moguls
Babur, Akbar, Aurangzeb
Government type for the mogul empire
Oligarchy
Babur
First emperor of the mogul empire
Akbar
Religiously tolerant
Aurangzeb
Killed brother, imprisoned father
Made empire grow to its biggest state
Policies caused revolt and down fall of empire
Not tolerant to Hindus
> caused civil war between Muslims & Hindus
Who took over India after down fall of moguls?
The British
Why did the British go to India?
Business (British East India company)
Why did the British military enter India?
Indians revolted against the British East India company
Name the rebellion when Indians revolted against the British East India company
Sepoy rebellion
Why did the Indians rebel?
Get rid of British monopoly
British use cow grease
Rowlatt act
Passed during WWI to tighten control over India
1) to trial by jury
2) illegal to hold meetings
People could be imprisoned for 3 years without given trial
Gandhi’s goals for India
Hindu-Muslim unity
Civil disobedience
Boycott British goods
Treat the untouchables better
Massacre at Amritsar
British troops open fired at croud of unarmed Indian demonstrators
Muslim leader
Ali Jinnan
Hindu leader
Nehru
Salt march
Marched 200+ miles to the Indian Ocean to make salt
Symbolic attack on British monopoly on salt
Raid of the pharasana salt works
Demonstrates the power of nonviolence
Freedom of India
1947
India divided into India and Pakistan
Over 1 million died due to Hindu-Muslim violence
Muslim migrate to Pakistan, Hindus migrate to India
Region disputed by Pakistan, India, and China
Kashmir
Gandhi assassination
Killed by Hindu nationalist, Nathuram Godse
The Ming dynasty
1368-1544
The isolation if china began after what event?
7 voyages of Zheng He
Reasons for Chinese isolation
To proud to trade with barbarians
Confucianism
What did Confucianism encourage and discourage?
Discouraged trade, encouraged agriculture
What did the British do to the Chinese?
British tried to trade with China,but was denied access
British used opium to force china to trade
Where was opium grown?
In India
Opium wars
Chinese tried to get rid of the British but lost
Industrial revolution gave the British an advantage
Sino-Japanese war
Fought over Korea
Japan won because it took action to modernize
Open door policy
U.S. declared that china should be open to all countries
U.S. enters world politics
Boxer rebellion
Chinese soldiers formed a secret group, the Order of the Harmonious fists
Attacked foreign ministers and Chinese Christians
Siege of Peking
Foreigners fled to embassies in Peking
Boxers surround foreigners
Foreigners only have small arms and the international gun
The Qing government helped boxers
Last emperor of China
Puyi
Sun-Yat-Sen
Nationalist leader who over threw Puyi
Became the president of the republic of china
Mao Zedong
Led the communist party
Popular with citizens because he promised to overthrow the foreigners, and equality for the poor
Communist and nationalist unity
Defeat the warlords
Sun Yat Sen’s successor
Chang Kai Shek
The long march
Communists almost wiped out
Flees to the mountains
What slowed the Chinese civil war?
Invasion of Japan
Rape of Nanking
5,000-200,000 people were killed by Japanese soldiers
Where did the nationalists flee to?
Taiwan
Waring states
Multiple warlords rule over Japan
How did the Japanese treat the Portuguese?
Nicely at first because they have technology
The tree unifiers
Oda, Toyatoni Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu
What did the Portuguese bring that offended the Japanese?
Christianity
Who burst Japan’s bubble?
U.S.
Meiji reform
Try to modernize Japan
The emperor’s power went up
What did the Meji reform reform?
Public Ed.
Industry
Military
Railroads
Russo-Japanese war
Fight over Manchuria
Japan wins war
Which side of Russo-Japanese war did Europeans favor?
The Russians
