There was a population increase in China from 100 million to 400 million in 230 years
The Chinese were very insecure about their status and really felt a need to explore.
In Europe (at this time) lacked which of these things?
access to steam ships
military strategy
extremely low populations
good weaponry
Europeans wanted tea very badly for multiple reasons. Which of these was NOT one of them?
They were trying to copy the markets of other countries
They found an extremely valuable healing quality in tea
They were very big fans of tea. (pretty much loved tea)
The Chinese were mainly wealth ydue to the vast amount of they had. In order to change this what did the British East India company flood China with
Britian wages war against the Chinese because of the opium disputes.
Why did the British citizens not try and stop the sale of opium in China, (because most weren’t BEIC employees, and therefore could see the moral dilemma.)
They supported this sale, because they thought it was good for the Chinese people.
Most of the country had stock in the BEIC.
Queen Victoria told the citizens to overlook it.
After the seize of Nan Jing by the Europeans they force the Chinese to do what (immediately afterwards)??
abandon most religious practices
pay for the war
continue the sales of opium from Europe to China.
Open 4 ports
What did the Chinese people NOT have happen to them after going to war twice?
a continuation in population growth
they turned into a natural resource supplier
a third war
an almost ruined economy.
Shogun=
A very showy samurai
A Japanese ceremony that takes place before a war.
A military king
A name for a city state or territory of a country
Kamikaze=
divine winds
sneakers
later the names of fighter pilots
solders like the samurais
The Daimyo (may be spelled wrong) brought what benefits?
Jobs making houses/merchandise/food/ect.
Jobs as government officials, because they constantly needed replacement
Increased rice production
Urbanization
A much needed social divide
Education eased the transition to industrialization.
Japan's industrialization was easier because:
They were educated (most people)
Their population was very small
They had roads (they were united)
They had some skills in factories before industrialization.
They were advanced in fighting (more so than the Europeans)
They had a legal system
They had a surplus of food.
Steam ships from England were referred to by the Japanese at first as , because of the color of the sails.
The Japanese fought Perry and the Europeans and won.
The Japanese unlike most other territories captured by he Europeans embraced the European/Western culture.
