Causes of Imperialism
Why did Britain want access to Chinese markets?
To get goods like tea, silk, and porcelain
What drug did Britain illegally trade to China?
Opium
What anti-foreign uprising occurred in 1900?
Boxer Rebellion
What period marked Japan’s modernization?
Meji Restoration
Economic zones controlled by foreign powers in China
Spheres of Influence
What was one reason Western nations wanted access to East Asia?
New markets and natural resources
Why did Britain sell opium to China?
To balance trade with Chinese goods
What policy aimed to give all nations equal trade in China?
Open Door Policy
What system of government was replaced during the Meiji Restoration?
Feudalism under the Tokugawa Shogunate
Secret society that fought against foreigners in 1900 China
Boxers
What policy of Japan made it attractive for imperialist pressure?
Isolationism
What war resulted from China trying to ban opium imports?
First Opium War
What did spheres of influence allow foreign nations to do?
Control trade and resources in parts of China
What types of reforms did Japan make?
Military, education, industry, and government
Policy proposed by the U.S. to allow fair trade in China
Open Door Policy
What is a general term for the political and economic domination of one region by another?
Imperialism
What treaty ended the First Opium War?
Treaty of Nanjing
What was the name of China’s limited effort to adopt Western tech?
Self-Strengthening Movement
What industrial and financial families dominated Japan’s economy?
Zaibatsu
A powerful Japanese business family
Zaibatsu
What event signaled the end of Japan’s isolation?
Arrival of Commodore Perry in 1853
What was one consequence of the Opium Wars?
China had to open ports and give up Hong Kong
What happened to China’s sovereignty as a result of imperialism?
It was weakened or lost in many areas
Why did Japan modernize so quickly?
To avoid colonization and compete with the West
War caused by British drug smuggling into China
Opium War