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PAPER 3, JAPAN, CHINA - Coggle Diagram
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JAPAN
1818 - 1853
1853
1868 -1912
1876
1885
1894 - 1895
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1900
1902
1904 - 1905
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Li-Ito Convention: Allows Japan and China to station troops in Korea to combat the Nationalist protests.
Korea-Japan Treaty: Japan forces Korea to sign an unequal treaty which allows Japan to open up to Japanese products, estabish diplomatic relations, and give rights to Japanese people in Korea
- Meiji Restoration:
- Emperor back in power, reversion to traditional values (eg. State Shinotism, emperor worship, Japanese art, State Nationalism)
- Strengthen the Military (more nationalism, imperialism)
- Avoid the control of Western Powers
- Liberal principles resisted (democracy, parliamentary government)
- Feudal system abolished
- 'Eastern Morals, Western Science'
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Modernisation of army and Navy:
- Conscription (1873)
- 3 warships purchased (1975)
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Treaty of Kanagawa (1854) - opened 2 Japanese Ports to the US, making it Japan's 'most favoured nation'
Treaty of Amnity and Commerce (1858) - Trade and good relations (partly signed out of fear of Western powers following China's defeat in the Opium Wars)
Failed attempts from foreign powers to open Japan to trade: The UK (1818), and the US (1836, 1838)
CHINA
1644
Collapse of the Ming dynasty due to a peasant uprising which required the Ming to compromise with the Qing (the Manchus) to end it. The Qing took advatage of this and took over entirely. Start of Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912)
1838 - 1842
1st Opium war, Britian forced China to keep importing Opium. This resulted in the Treaty o
The Treaty of Nanking - an unequal treaty which gave Hong-Kong to Britian and forced China to open ports to foreign trade
1850
Taiping Rebellion - A massive Chinese civil war with 20 million dead. The leader of the rebellion, Hong Xiuquan, believed himself to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ, and wanted a theoretic state based on Christianity.
1856 - 1860
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Treaty of Tientsin/Convention of Peteng - China divided into spheres of influence. Allowed missionaries in China, and allowed foreign legations in Beijing
1861 -1895
Self Strengthening Movement - Introducing western tech, upholding confucian values. It failed due to lack of a common goal & corruption
1894 - 1895
1st Sino-Japanese War - Japanese and Chinese Rivalry over Korea after nationalist protests in Korea led to both countries sending in troops
Treaty of Shimosheki - recognition of Korean independance, Taiwan (AKA Formosa) given to the Japanese, some Chinese manufacturing rights given to Japan
1899 - 1901
Boxer Rebellion - uprising of people who disliked foreign influence and Christianity, which attacked missionaries and foreigners. This was shut down by the 8 Nation Alliance ((including Britiain, Japan, Russia, US..)
Boxor Protocol - China to pay 450 million taels of silver ($330 million), arms import prohibited and foreign troops in Beijing.
1911 - 1912
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Xinhai/Wuchang Uprising - Sun Yat Sen & military leader Yuan Sikai overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Start of Republic of China. Following this, Yuan (who controls the army) makes himself president, pushes out Sun Yat Sen who flees to Japan in Exile (returning in 1917).