The Differences Between Japan’s And China’s Responses To Imperialism
- 1. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN JAPAN’S AND CHINA’S RESPONSES TO IMPERIALISM Group Presentation IPE257: Asian History
- 4. China: Pre-Imperialism ▪ Isolation and no contact with Europe ▪ Disconnected from trade and resented Western ideas and concepts ▪ Believe themselves to have more superior way of life than all other foreign nations.
- 5. Imperialist Demands on China ▪ Open up 4 more ports ▪ To pay taxes directly to British government ▪ In order to the treaty, China would give over Hong Kong The Impact of China ▪ Struggling with opium-addiction in effect of the Opium wars. ▪ Given up all ways of life to the British. ▪ Dramatically loss of culture and security. ▪ To sign a series of unequal treaties. .
- 6. China’s response to Imperialism ▪ China’s disagreement with this foreign control created brutal rebellions such as 1. the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) 2. the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) Effects of the China’s response ▪ China was forced into treaties again that were against their ideas of their traditional culture ▪ China also entered into way of life that involved both international trade but the beginning of Westernization in China ▪ Europe began to develop a sphere of influence over China.
- 7. Japan: Pre-Imperialism ▪ In the early 1700s, Japan had shut itself off from almost all contact with other nations. ▪ Did not have any contact with industrialized world during 1700s. ▪ Under the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns, Japanese society was very ordered. ▪ The shogun parceled out land to keep the country free to civil war. ▪ Peace and relative prosperity reigned in Japan for two centuries.
- 8. Imperialist Demands on Japan ▪ Westerners tried to convince the Japanese to open their ports to trade. ▪ The U.S sent Matthew Perry to ask Japan to allow free trade. ▪ Japan’s response was the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854. The impact of Japan ▪ Negative sign from the Japanese people for their shogun. ▪ Replaced Shogun with Mutsuhito. ▪ Mutsuhito reign, which lasted 45 years, is known as the Meiji era.
- 9. Japan’s responses to Imperialism ▪ The Meiji Restoration. ▪ Mutsuhito realized that the best way to counter Western influence was to modernize ▪ Sent diplomats to western to study Western ways. ▪ Believed that Western civilization had to offer and adapted it to their own country. The Result of Japan’s responses ▪ Following the Western path of industrialization. ▪ By the early 20th century, the Japanese economy had become modern ▪ By 1890, the country had several dozen warships and 500,000 well-trained, and well-armed soldiers. ▪ Became the strongest military power in Asia.
- 10. Conclusion: The differences between Japan’s and China’s responses ■ The countries of both China and Japan were negatively affected by European and American Imperialism. ■ However, Japan became more willing to accept the concept of modernization. ■ Japan responded by beginning to industrialize. ■ China, on the other hand, remained unwilling to support westernization due to them believing in their superiority and isolation. ■ China was sectioned off by western power.
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