Japanese Imperialism Emperor Shogun Daimyo Samurai Peasants Japanese

Japanese Imperialism

Emperor Shogun Daimyo Samurai Peasants *Japanese feudalism lasts 1000 to 1867

1500 s – Japan in civil war when Europeans first come to island • Traders and missionaries spread Christianity

1600 – 1868 : Tokugawa shogunate • isolation policy (1 trading port for Chinese & Dutch) • persecute Christians 1853 – Commodore Matthew Perry (U. S. ) forces shogun to open trade to Western world

1868 - 1912 : Meiji Restoration • end of shoguns = emperor takes power • new machinery, modern schools, and national army & navy Constitution (1889) create Diet (Parliament) • nationalism – revive ancient Bushido code

Imperialism 1894 – 1895 : war w/ China over Korea victory = Taiwan & islands and controlled Korea until 1945 1904 – 1905 : Russo-Japanese War victory = portions of China 1914 – 1918 : World War 1 victory = German-held islands in Pacific Ocean 1941 -1945 : World War 2 defeat = loss of empire

U. S. Imperialism Princess Kaiulani video

Hawaii and Alaska • 1867 – U. S. purchased Alaska from Russia • 1893 – revolt in Hawaii led by American planters – 5 years later = U. S. control (state in 1959) Queen Liliuokalani http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=9_l 0 XK 43 IZE

Spanish-American War • 1898 – U. S. enters war to help Cuba gain independence – Victory = Philippines Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico

Panama Canal • 1903 – President Theodore Roosevelt encourages Panama to revolt against Colombia – U. S. allowed to build a canal between Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

Latin America • U. S. dominates governments & economies – Dollar Diplomacy : U. S. businesses invest in the development of countries and build factories in them – 1912 - 1934 : U. S. regulates Caribbean & Latin America to protect Panama Canal • Interferes in affairs of Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, & Mexico • 1917 – U. S purchases Virgin Islands from Denmark

Warm Up 1. During the Meiji Restoration what were they trying to do? 2. During Japanese Imperialism, what is the only war they lost? What did they lose? 3. What president wanted Panama to revolt against Colombia? Why?