Independence and Empire 18731919

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Independence and Empire (1873-1919)

• Abolition of unequal treaties and early expansion
• Power in East Asia
• First Among the Equals

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Abolition of unequal treaties and early expansion

• Treaty revision talks since Iwakura mission
• Break through with Britain in 1893
• Opening Korea (1876) and its effect

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2. Power in East Asia

• Sino-Japanese War (1894)and Treaty of Shimonoseki
• Russia entered Korea and Liaodong
• Britain and Japan as ally in 1902
• Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) and Treaty of
  Portsmouth

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First Among Equals

• Patriotic societies and army officers scheme
  over Korea and Manchuria
• Division on Manchurian issue
• Shantung and 21 demands
• Versailles Conference and rise of Chinese
  nationalism