Imperialism China Japan A Japan B China A

Imperialism China & Japan A. Japan B. China

A. Japan • Westerners became interested in gaining access to Japan in the early 1800’s

• Japan initially refused to let Westerners into their nation • Very isolated and happy • Under threat of military force by the United States, Japan allowed the Westerners into their nation

• Japan doesn’t want Westerners to dominate them • They will modernize and copy the ways of the Europeans and Americans

• Japan will eventually want it’s own territories to establish an empire to show its growing strength • Two wars fought by Japan to gain territory: – Sino-Japanese 1894 -1895 (against the Chinese) – Russo-Japanese 1904 -1905 (against the Russians) – Japan will win both wars and now have control of Korea

B. China • China was self-sufficient and had little contact with the west before the new era of Imperialism • Europeans only allowed in certain port cities

• During the era of Imperialism, Europeans and Americans want more access to China • China will be divided into spheres of influence • Europeans will have the right to trade in their areas of China • China not controlled politically

• China can not oppose Westerners because they do not have the technology and are not organized militarily • The U. S. does not have a sphere of influence • Wants access to China • The U. S. creates the Open Door Policy – all nations have equal trade rights in China – no one country controlled any area in China.

Chinese will resent the Europeans & Americans for: 1. Making the Chinese addicted to opium 2. Not obeying Chinese laws 3. Forcing China to open its ports to Westerners

• Resentment leads to growth of nationalist feelings and many rebellions • Boxer Rebellion (1900): – a secret society will attack the foreigners – Will not be successful in ousting them