Aim/Goal: How did Japan show its imperial power?

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• Aim/Goal How did Japan show its imperial power?
• Do Now Use the following vocabulary words to
  describe Japan. Write one paragraph.
• Meiji
• Samurai
• Tokyo
• Matthew Perry
• Imperialism
• Treaty
• Homework Handout

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Sino-Japanese War

• August 1894 17 April 1895
• Fought between Qing Dynasty and Meiji over the
  control of Korea
• This would show how successful the modernization
  of Japan had been.
• Also showed a shift in power from China to Japan
  in Asia.

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Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895
The Meiji Emperor was in Hiroshima during
the Sino-Japanese War
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Soldiers on the BattlefieldDuring the
Sino-Japanese War
The Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the war.
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TodayTensions Between China Japan

• Offshore gas field in the East China Sea
  reveals recently strained relations between
  China Japan.
• Tension over disputed gas field on the rise,
  exacerbating mutual mistrust dating back to
  the Sino-Japanese War.

EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone.
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The Russo-Japanese War1904-1905
The Battle of TsushimaThe results startled the
world!
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Japan and Russia at War

• Begins in 1904
• Japan becomes the first Asian power in to defeat
  a European power.
• Developed out of the rivalry between Russia and
  Japan for dominance in Korea and Manchuria and
  important ports.
• When Russia refused to withdraw its troops, Japan
  attacked.

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Japan Annexes Korea
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President Teddy Roosevelt Mediates the Peace
The Treaty of Portsmouth, NH ended the
Russo-Japanese War.
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Treaty of Portsmouth

• Japan and Russia agreed to evacuate Manchuria and
  return it to China
• Japan was leased the Port Arthur and Russian rail
  system in Manchuria with access to strategic
  resources.
• Theodore Roosevelt negotiated
• He won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for this

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Japan Is a Player in China
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Competition from Another Pacific Power Is on
the Horizon
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The U. S. Great White Fleet
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But, Japanese Power Would Grow . . .