877-882Use a Venn diagram to compare and

contrast the policy of Imperialism in India, Japan and China.

Describe imperialism as practiced in India, Japan and China.

Chapter 25-26 Unit Test:40 questions from Chapter 26 “Imperialism”

15 questions from Chapter 25 “Nationalism”

15 questions from ALL earlier material.

877-882Use a Venn diagram to compare and

contrast the policy of Imperialism in India, Japan and China.

Describe imperialism as practiced in India, Japan and China.

ResponsesInitial response was to try to drive foreigners out by force.When this failed, Asian and African groups retreated to a

defense of traditional culture.Some sought to modernize and westernize to match the

West (like khedive of Egypt, Ismail tried to do). Eventually, the masses of people in Asia and Africa

accepted foreign rule without protest since they were not used to political participation.

Later, anti-imperialist leaders used different reasons to win support for their cause:desire for human dignityEuropean liberalismnationalism

Imperialism: Stages of Response

India

China

Imperialism in India• The Great Rebellion (Sepoy Mutiny)

• Sepoys (Indian soldiers) refused to use cartridges coated with animal fat due to Hindu and Muslim dietary laws. (1857-58)

Imperialism in India• The Great Rebellion (Sepoy)

• Sepoys (Indian soldiers) refused to use cartridges coated with animal fat due to Hindu and Muslim dietary laws. (1857-58)

• British executed the leaders.

Imperialism in India• After the Sepoy Rebellion (1858) the British ruled “directly”:

• British offered upper caste Hindus opportunities to serve in government.

• Brits ruled using racism and a strong dictatorship.• This provoked Indian Nationalism

• Indian National Congress Party formed in 1885.

• Muslim League formed in response to Congress Party in 1905.

Imperialism in Japan• 1850s Shoguns and Samurai tried to use force to expel foreigners.• 1868 Samurai overthrew old Shogun in the Meiji Restoration and adopted a program of modernization:

• abolished feudal state• modernized economy, navy

and army along European lines.

• hired Western specialists• adopted Imperialism as a

foreign policy in competition with European nations.

Imperialism in Japan• Japan became an Imperial rival to Europe by 1910:

• Sino-Japanese War of 1894 Japan won Korea.

• Russo-Japanese War of 1904 Japan defeated Russia, took Manchuria -Treaty of Portsmouth

(mediated by U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt) ended war, Japan won major concessions (Manchuria, Korea, Sakhalin Island).

Imperialism in China• By 1860 Qing Dynasty was on verge of collapse, saved

by:• Statesmen put down Tai Ping Rebellion.• Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi ruled effectively.• Foreign aggression slowed.

• 1894-95 China’s defeat in Sino-Japanese War eroded reform efforts. • 1895-98 Europeans carved out spheres of influence in China prompting the “Open Door Policy” by the U.S.

Imperialism in China• In 1898 China launched renewed efforts to westernize in the “Hundred Days of Reform” with limited results.• Radical reformers like Sun Yat-sen worked to overthrow Qing Dynasty and wanted a republic style government.• 1899-1900 Boxer Rebellion tried to expel “foreign devils” but failed.• 1912 the Qing Dynasty collapsed, replaced by a western style republic with an elected republic.

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