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Open Door Policy |
Between U.S. and China, to have the same trading rights between China and all foreign countries |
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Commodore Matthew Perry |
Led a U.S. fleet in 1853 that forced Japan to open in its ports, he was sent by President Millard Fillmore |
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The "self-strengthening movement" |
1861-1895, imported western technology, not very successful as the government did not support it. |
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During Tokugawa Japan how did they look at the rest of the world |
They were isolationists, so they looked at everyone else like they were idiots |
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Three Principles of the People |
Political philosophy to make the nation(China) free, prosperous, and powerful. Established by Sun Yat-Sen. |
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Hundred Days of Reform |
Was in China, reformer blamed conservatives for problems. Created new laws to work on modernizing things like schools, military, transportation, and government. Ci Xi regained power and reformers literally ran for their lives. |
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Treaty of Nanjing |
Between Great Britain and China, it is the result of the Opium War, unequal treaty, establishes extraterritoriality, and Great Britain gets Hong Kong for 99 years |
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Taiping Rebellion |
Chinese peasants were in poverty and there was corruption in the Qing Dynasty. Lasted from 1850-1864 and was probably the most devastating peasant revolt in history as 20-30 million died. The emperor crushed the rebellion but had to share his power |
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Singapore |
On the island of Malaya, controlled by Great Britain. A major port where trade took place in which Great Britain gained wealth |
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March First Movement |
Korea, rallying symbol for Korean nationalists against the Japanese |
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Russo-Japanese War |
Between Russia and Japan, impacted the world because Japan won and everyone was surprised by this. The war was over control over Manchuria, Japanese dressed up like Chinese then blow up the railroad into Manchuria. |
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Meiji |
Japanese women maintained a secondary role, westernization and modernization occurred, improved communication, sent people aboard to gain education, government followed model of Germany |
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Hermit Kingdom |
Korea, between China and Japan, controlled by Japan who wanted their resources |
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Sino-Japanese War |
Competition in Korea, between Japan and China. Japan won easily and gained ports in China and control of Taiwan(Formosa). |
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French Indochina |
Korea |
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Siam |
remained independent, King Mongkut agreed to unequal treaties, worked at Westernizing and Modernizing his country |
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What was the "self-strengthening movement"? |
a movement to implement Western reforms |
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After the Opium War, China had to open five ports to foreign trade after the Treaty of Nanjing, and grant British citizens in China |
extraterritoriality |
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What happened after the fall of the Qing dynasty? |
Japan began the Sino-Japanese war |
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What was one result of the Opium War? |
Britain gained the island of Hong Kong |
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Which phrase best describes the term balance of trade? |
the difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports |
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What was China's big export to Britain |
tea |
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Before the 1800s, when Chinese rulers placed strict limits on foreign traders, China enjoyed a |
trade surplus |
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Anti-foreign feeling finally exploded with the ______ in 1900, and foreigners were attacked across China |
Boxer Uprising |
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In 1898, a young emperor, ______, launched the Hundred Days of reform |
Guang Xu |
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Why did some disapprove of the ideas of Western missionaries? |
They threatened Confucian ways |
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After the Tokugawa shoguns gained power in 1600, the only group of people who were allowed limited trade with the Japanese were the |
Dutch |
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Who fought against Japan in the Sino-Japanese War in 1894? |
China |
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After the _______, the Treaty of Portsmouth gave Japan control of Korea, as well as rights in parts of Manchuria |
Russo-Japanese War |
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In 1910, who ruled Korea for the next 35 years? |
Japan |
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Who were the zaibatsu? |
Powerful banking and industrial families |
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Which of the following changes occurred during the Meiji period? |
Japan strengthened and modernized its military |
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Competition between Japan and China in Korea led to |
the First Sino-Japanese War |
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A major turning point in Japanese history, lasting from 1868 to 1912, was known as |
the Meiji Restoration |
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Japan had a strong sense of identity, partly because it had |
homogenous society |
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The Meiji reformers modeled their government after |
Germany's government |
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What had the U.S., Britain, France and Germany achieved by 1900? |
They had claimed nearly every island in the Pacific |
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Who ruled Siam from 1851 to 1868 |
King Mongkut |
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The colonial holdings in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were known as |
French Indochina |
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How did the Dutch begin to expand and dominate the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)? |
The Dutch East India Company established bases first on the island of Java and in the Moluccas |
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The _______ broke out in 1898 between Spain and the United States over Cuba's attempt to win independence |
Spanish-American War |
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_______ tried to reduce foreign influence in Hawaii and was overthrown in 1893 |
Liliuokalani |
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Which phrase best describes the term transition? |
passage from one way to another |
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Thailand (Siam) remained independent largely because its rulers |
understood the need to modernize and developed a modern army |
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What technological change was introduced into Southeast Asia in the 1890s? |
the building of harbors and railroads |
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Why were Filipinos angry after the Spanish-American War? |
They were not given their independence |