Meiji Restoration and The Rise of Japan

Key Terms
Meiji Emperor
Edo Period
Satsuma Rebellion
Washington Naval Conference
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Samurai
Manchuria
Treaty of Portsmouth
Twenty-One Demands
Open Door Policy



What did Japan gain from Imperialism in Formosa, in Korea, in Manchuria?

We will be reading pp. 299-305 in the History of Asia book.  This deals with the changes in Japan as a result of the arrival of the West in China.

For information on how Korea dealt with the West in the 1850s see below:

http://www.historytoday.com/wilson-strand/opening-hermit-kingdom


August 26, Readings for hw.

http://www.taisho.com/satsuma.html

http://socialdemocracy21stcentury.blogspot.com/2012/04/industrial-policy-in-meiji-japan.html

This will be part of the class on Wednesday, so don't read the whole thing, but read about 5 pages.

http://www.grips.ac.jp/forum-e/pdf_e01/eastasia/ch5.pdf

China 1850-1911

We will begin our studies in China in the mid-1800s.  The text, Rhoads Murphy A History of Asia, discusses this area on pages 238-244.

Important Topics to know would include:
Opium War
Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) (1842)
Unrest in China
Chi-ing (Manchu) Dynasty

The Text kind of jumps around a little, but comes back to China on page 294 to 299.  you should also read some of the links below.

Chinese Rebellions:
   Taiping Rebellion
        http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1750_taiping.htm
  Boxer Rebellion
       http://www.history.com/topics/boxer-rebellion

The Fall of the Manchu Dynasty
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/j/gjs4/textbooks/175/ch4.htm

The Kuomintang

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Kuomintang

Sun Yat Sen

Three Principles of the People

http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Three_Principles_of_the_People.html


Link the idea of the Three Principles to the weaknesses of the Chi'ing Dynasty

Here is a video link for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNgcPbot0FU

HOMEWORK DUE Tuesday 8/20:
Write a paragraph describing the importance of:

1) Three Principles of the People
2) Sun Yat-sen
3) Kuomintang (Guomindang)
4) Yuan Shikai
5) Wuchang Uprising

TEST on the Fall of Qi'ing and Opium War issues on Thursday 8/22

I suggest you prepare an essay that deals with the factors that led to the collapse of the Chi'ing Dynasty.  Keep in mind that details are important, people's names, dates, events could all be mentioned.

News Article

The following link goes to the article we were using in class.  Read the article and evaluate what the article tells you, what it doesn't tell you and what information you will need to find out in order to understand the issues presented.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/06/national/china-voices-opposition-to-cabinet-minister-visits-to-yasukuni/#.UgGNUmT89sR

Welcome

Hello students and welcome to the IBH History  class.  We will use this site as a class notebook, study guide and discussion venue for the topics that we will need to examine before the end of the year, but the time for next May's IB exams this site should be full of information to help you succeed.  This site will require your participation and contributions and thus will only be as good as you make it.