Japanese Imperialism
Matthew Perry: missionary sent by the United States with a letter from the US President to Japan saying that Japan must open its ports or they would use force
Treaty of Kanagawa: the shogun agreed to open two ports for American ships to enter
Meiji Restoration: Meiji aimed to bring Japan power and make social and political reforms to do so
Russo-Japanese War: Japan fought Russia, who had been aiming to get Korea, and won
Significance: first east asian country to defeat a European country
Treaty of Portsmouth: Japan gained control of Korea and parts of Manchuria
Problems of Tokugawa Japan in the 1800s:
Japanese isolation resulted in economic and social strains
Merchants were considered the lowest class, so no matter how much money they made, they would always be at the lowest
Money was needed, but the daiymo’s (wealthy landowners) wealth was in land
Why did Japan end 200 years of isolation?
After hearing about China listing the Opium War to the British, Japan was afraid that they would not be able to resist western power
The US pressured Japan into opening up ports- Japan had to accept because they would not win if they were to fight
Other nations wanted the same rights as the US, so Japan had to open up more ports
Three ways in which Japan modernized:
They adapted the German model of government
They built infrastructure
They attempted to eliminate social classes
Textbook notes:
Japan was pretty isolated 1600s
1800s tokugawa shoguns lose power… people unhappy
Merchants esp unhappy because they were lowest class no matter how much money they made
Govt tried to restore farming but not successful
Shogun feared that british would try to take over japan’s economy after hearing about chinese opium war
Treaty of kanagawa (1854): agreed to let american ships in (not for trade) so they won’t have to battle (can’t afford to set defenses)
Europeans wanted same thing as Americans
Japanese not happy with agreement
Meiji restoration: determined to restore japan’s power
People set out to learn western ways
“A rich country, a strong military”
Change political system
Strong central govt
Meiji Constitution: all citizens are equal
Legislature: diet
Limited voting
All men needed to serve
Change economic:
Encouraged businesses to be like western
Banking, infrastructure
Zaibatsu: powerful banking and industrial fam
1890s BOOM
Population ^
Social change:
Population ^
Meiji constitution: all citizens are equal
Tried to end class distinction- still remained
Schools
Ppl wanted womens rights govt said no
NATIONALISM- eventually resisted western influence
1890s they powerful now
Japan benefited from modernizing=> took over Taiwan
And part Russia (Russo- Japanese War: first time east asian over european nation)
And korea (treaty of portsmouth: japan gets korea
Matthew Perry: missionary sent by the United States with a letter from the US President to Japan saying that Japan must open its ports or they would use force
Treaty of Kanagawa: the shogun agreed to open two ports for American ships to enter
Meiji Restoration: Meiji aimed to bring Japan power and make social and political reforms to do so
Russo-Japanese War: Japan fought Russia, who had been aiming to get Korea, and won
Significance: first east asian country to defeat a European country
Treaty of Portsmouth: Japan gained control of Korea and parts of Manchuria
Problems of Tokugawa Japan in the 1800s:
Japanese isolation resulted in economic and social strains
Merchants were considered the lowest class, so no matter how much money they made, they would always be at the lowest
Money was needed, but the daiymo’s (wealthy landowners) wealth was in land
Why did Japan end 200 years of isolation?
After hearing about China listing the Opium War to the British, Japan was afraid that they would not be able to resist western power
The US pressured Japan into opening up ports- Japan had to accept because they would not win if they were to fight
Other nations wanted the same rights as the US, so Japan had to open up more ports
Three ways in which Japan modernized:
They adapted the German model of government
They built infrastructure
They attempted to eliminate social classes
Textbook notes:
Japan was pretty isolated 1600s
1800s tokugawa shoguns lose power… people unhappy
Merchants esp unhappy because they were lowest class no matter how much money they made
Govt tried to restore farming but not successful
Shogun feared that british would try to take over japan’s economy after hearing about chinese opium war
Treaty of kanagawa (1854): agreed to let american ships in (not for trade) so they won’t have to battle (can’t afford to set defenses)
Europeans wanted same thing as Americans
Japanese not happy with agreement
Meiji restoration: determined to restore japan’s power
People set out to learn western ways
“A rich country, a strong military”
Change political system
Strong central govt
Meiji Constitution: all citizens are equal
Legislature: diet
Limited voting
All men needed to serve
Change economic:
Encouraged businesses to be like western
Banking, infrastructure
Zaibatsu: powerful banking and industrial fam
1890s BOOM
Population ^
Social change:
Population ^
Meiji constitution: all citizens are equal
Tried to end class distinction- still remained
Schools
Ppl wanted womens rights govt said no
NATIONALISM- eventually resisted western influence
1890s they powerful now
Japan benefited from modernizing=> took over Taiwan
And part Russia (Russo- Japanese War: first time east asian over european nation)
And korea (treaty of portsmouth: japan gets korea