CS1: Japanese Expansionism in East Asia

What treaty was signed in 1854?

The Treaty of Kanagawa

What did the Treaty of Kanagawa do?

Ended Japanese isolationist period and opened ports for trade

What occured in 1868 in Japan?

The Meiji Restoration

When did the Meiji Era in Japan occur?

1868-1912

What treaty occured in 1871 between two East Asian countries?

The Sino-Japanese Friendship and Trade Treaty

What did the 1871 treaty do?

Allowed free trade between China and Japan

When did the Treaty of Tientsin occur?

1858

Name the Sino-Japanese treaty that occured in 1858 and what it did.

The Treaty of Tientsin; opened Chinese ports for Western trade and allowed Christian missionaries

When did the First Sino-Japanese War occur?

1894-1895

What war happened from 1894-95?

The First Sino-Japanese War

Why did the First Sino-Japanese War occur?

China and Japan wanted authority over Korea

What treaty ended the First Sino-Japanese War?

The Treaty of Shimonoseki

What treaty was signed in 1895?

The Treaty of Shimonoseki

Name the things that the Treaty of Shimonoseki caused.

It recognized Korean independence; gave Japan the Pescadores Islands, Formosa, and the Liaodong Peninsula; forced China to pay large war indemnity; granted Japan most favored nation status

What three countries created the Triple Intervention Act? (in alphabetical order)

France, Germany, and Russia

When did the Triple Intervention Act occur?

1895

What did Russia gain from the Triple Intervention Act?

The Liaodong Peninsula

What did Germany gain from the Triple Intervention Act?

The Shandong Province

What was the first alliance signed between a Western and non-Western power?

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance

When was the Anglo-Japanese Alliance signed?

1902

What did the Anglo-Japanese Alliance aim to do?

Prevent Russian expansion in East Asia

What war happened in 1904-1905?

The Russo-Japanese War

Why did the Russo-Japanese war occur?

Shared interests in Korea and Manchuria

What port did both Russia and Japan want in Manchuria?

Port Arthur

When did the Russo-Japanese war happen?

1904-1905

Name 4 reasons why Manchuria was important to Japan.

Manchuria was larger, was rich with natural resources, would provide living space for Japanese population, and would be a buffer between Japan and Russia.

What treaty occured after the Russo-Japanese War?

The Treaty of Portsmouth

What were the outcomes of the Treaty of Portsmouth?

Russia did not pay indemnity; the Sakhalin Island was split in half; gave Japan Korea and Southern Manchuria