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Japan: The New ImperialismJapan: The New Imperialism
Introduction Introduction
Early 1600s Japan isolates itself for almost 200 years.
Commodore Matthew Perry US Navy. Demands: opening of trade; refueling
stations and safety for shipwrecked sailors 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa Japanese angry with shoguns
Japan’s Response: End of Japan’s Response: End of Tokugawa RuleTokugawa Rule The sudden intrusion of foreign
powers in Japan resulted in the collapse of the Tokugawa and the restoration of imperial rule
The dissident slogan was “Revere the emperor, expel the barbarians.”
On Jan 3, 1868, the boy emperor Mutsuhito took power– He later became known as
Meiji (“Enlightened Rule”)
The Meiji Period 1867 - 1912The Meiji Period 1867 - 1912
Intense modernization and Industrialization. 15 year old Emperor Mutsuhito Oppose Western Imperialism need new ways Borrows and adapts western ways (selective
borrowing) Study European Governments German gov’t/ US education system/British navy Hire western experts
Governmental ReformsGovernmental Reforms
Copy German ModelStrong centralized governmentDiet: parliament: 2 housesModel constitutionShoguns lose power
Economic ReformsEconomic Reforms
Banking systemBuild extensive rail systemImproved portsTelegraph and postal serviceGov’t supported businessesLarge family owned businesses: Zaibatsu
Social reformSocial reform
Set up schools and universities
Japanese Imperialism GrowsJapanese Imperialism Grows
Why? Need for raw materials and security Island location few raw materials Defeats China in the Sino Japanese War, gaining
its 1st colonies: Taiwan Japan wins the Russo Japanese War and gains
control of Korea 1st Asian nation to defeat a western nation Brutal treatment of Korea WWI Allied side`
Japan’s Response: Sino-Japanese Japan’s Response: Sino-Japanese WarWar From 1894-1895 Japan defeated China in a war
over Korea showed how modern and powerful Japan had
become and how weakened China had become The Japanese victory alarmed European powers,
especially Russia, who shared interests with Japan in Korea and Manchuria
The Rise of Japanese Imperialism: The Rise of Japanese Imperialism: Russo-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese War
When Russia refused to withdraw its troops from Manchuria after the Boxer Rebellion, Japan attacked and defeated the Russian Far Eastern Fleet anchored at Port Arthur
It was the first time in modern history an Asian military force had soundly whipped the army and navy of a major western imperial power
With the victory, Japan gained recognition as a major imperial power
President Theodore Roosevelt meets with Japanese and
Russian envoys to discuss peace at the end of the Russo-
Japanese War.