Causes and Motives
Consequences
Historical Context
100

Why were the intervening powers concerned about this country's growing power and influence in East Asia?

what is the concern of regional dominance that could disrupt the balance of power? 

100

Why were the Japanese people so angry about both the Europeans’ demands and their government’s conciliatory approach?

What is they felt that they were subjected to intolerable humiliation?

100

Why did the Sino-Japanese War occur?

What is the fight over natural resources, possession of Korea, and Japan's invasion of Manchuria? 
200

How do territorial ambitions in Russia, impact how it wants to secure its interests in the region?

What is Russia wanted to secure its access to warm-water ports and expansion in Manchuria?

200

How did the increased tensions between Japan and Russia increase because of the Triple Intervention? 

What is the intervention led Japan to reassess its position in East Asia and adopt a more aggressive stance toward expanding

200

How did this impact the Anglo-Japanese alliance?

What is the alliance was between Britain and Japan to combat Russian influence when japan felt teamed on by them, the alliance ended

300

How did Germany, Frances, and Russia's alterer motives impact the Tripartite Intervention

What is the countries wanted to exert control over East Asia as well as have trading and property rights over portions of Chinese land  

300

What is the outcome of the Sino-Japanese war?

What was a victory for Japan, which resulted in the Treaty of Shimonoseki, leading to Chinese recognition of Korea's independence and the cession of Taiwan.

300

What was Japan's relationship with the West pre-Tripartite Intervention?

What is Japan had established trade relationships with Western powers, and idolized the West forming its style of government, military, and economic aspects after the west in order to modernize 

400

How did Japan's rush to modernize and expand contribute to the Tripartite Intervention?

What is Japan wanted to be like the west and also exert control and trading rights in China. They didn't want to fall behind anymore, so they wanted to expand and gain land. 
400

How did Japan respond to losing the Liaodong Peninsula

 What is Japan undertook a massive postwar military buildup, which created the conflict of the Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905)

400

How did the Triple Intervention and its aftermath contribute to a shift in the balance of power in East Asia?

What is the shift from Chinese to Japanese regional dominance? 


500

What was the motive behind Germany, Russia, and France wanting Japan to relinquish possession of the Liaodong Peninsula?

What is Japan’s possession of the Liaodong Peninsula would disrupt overall peace in East Asia.

500

How did the Triple Intervention influence Japan's foreign policy in East Asia?

What contributed to Japan's more expansionist actions, including its victory in the Russo-Japanese War and its subsequent colonial ambitions in Korea and China?

500

Why was China so desperate to conclude the Sino-Japanese war?

What is the fall of Wehaiwei, the destruction of the Beiyeng fleet, japans advance on the Liadong peninsula