Today

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Todays goal(s) and how it relates to your class
goal.
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The Rise of Imperial Japan

• Tokugawa Japan
• Conservative
• Feudalism
• Under Chinese hegemony

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The Rise of Imperial Japan

• The Meiji Restoration
• Study in the West
• Developed Western style economy
• Reform in all areas banking, education,
  government
• Railroads, textiles, technology

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The Rise of Imperial Japan

• Stress of Westernization
• Resources
• Chinese hegemony
• Japanese isolation from continent
• Desire force end of unequal treaties with the West

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Rise of Imperial Japan

• GOAL CHECKUP
• How well have I worked to achieve my goal for
  todays class?
• What can I do for the remainder of the period to
  reach my goal(s) for today?

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The Rise of Imperial Japan

• Follow Western model of colonization
• Forced Korea to trade (1870s)
• Sino-Japanese War (1894) gained trading rights
  in China received MFN rights

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The Rise of Imperial Japan

• Focus on Manchurias resources
• Russian influence
• Russo-Japanese War (1905)
• Treaty of Portsmouth Japan gets Manchuria and
  exclusive trading rights with Korea
• Annexation of Korea (1910)