Japanese imperial conquest
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The reasons why Japan embarked on imperialism in the years 1894 until its downfall in 1945. The reasons were political, social and economic in nature such as security, national pride, trade, raw materials to boost her industries. The aftermath were positive as well as negative i.e Nankingi Massacre.
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Between 1860-1914, Western European powers and the United States engaged in extensive colonial expansion into Africa and Asia in search of new markets and raw materials. By the late 19th century, virtually all of Africa and Asia were under colonial rule. This "New Imperialism" was enabled by advances in technology, weapons, and industrialization from the Western Industrial Revolution, which allowed Western nations to assert military, economic, and political control over less developed regions. Justifications for colonialism included the ideas of social Darwinism and the white man's burden to civilize non-Western peoples.
Sec 4N Hist (Elec) Chapter 6: War in the Asia-Pacific (Japan)
Japan felt compelled to wage war in the Asia-Pacific region for several reasons. It had long-held ambitions of establishing itself as a powerful empire with colonies across Asia. Additionally, Japan was experiencing economic and population crises at home. The militarists in power saw expansion across Asia as a solution. When the League of Nations failed to check Japan's aggression in Manchuria, it emboldened further expansion. As European powers focused on war in Europe, Japan saw an opportunity to replace their colonies in the region. Trade sanctions by the US pushed Japan towards war to secure resources. In 1941, Japan launched attacks across the Asia-Pacific in an attempt to establish greater colonial control and deter US interference.
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This document summarizes European imperialism in Southeast Asia in the late 19th century. [1] European nations, led by Britain and France, expanded their colonial control over most of Southeast Asia between the 1870s-1900s, motivated by desires for economic and political gain. [2] They established systems of both direct and indirect rule over colonies to exploit resources while facing some resistance from local elites and peasants. [3] By the early 20th century, nationalist movements emerged among the urban middle class demanding independence.
Imperialism
This document summarizes European imperialism between 1871-1914. It discusses the main motivations and impacts of imperialism in Africa, Asia, and India. In Africa, Europeans scrambled to partition the continent beginning in the 1880s. In Asia, Japan modernized to avoid colonization and eventually became an imperial power itself by defeating Russia. In India, the British East India Company was replaced by direct British rule after the 1857 rebellion.
Japan be
Japan is an archipelago located in East Asia with a long history of adopting Chinese culture and a feudal system that centralized power under military rulers called shoguns. In the late 19th century, Japan opened up to Western influence and began a period of modernization that transformed it into an industrial and military power, though this eventually led it to invade other Asian countries and join World War II on the side of the Axis powers. Today Japan has a democratic-constitutional monarchy system of government and a strong economy that remains heavily influenced by both traditional culture and modern Western trends.
Nationalism In Japan
After Japan opened up to foreign trade and influence, Emperor Meiji took power and pursued a nationalist agenda to modernize and strengthen Japan. He centralized political power, adopted a new constitution, established a public education system, accelerated industrialization, and sent students abroad to learn Western ways so Japan could compete globally while preserving traditional Japanese values and culture. This allowed Meiji to effectively unite the Japanese people behind nationalist ideals of a modern yet culturally distinct Japan.
New Imperialism DBQ
The document summarizes the key motives and factors behind the period of new imperialism from the late 19th century. Economic factors drove Western nations to seek new markets and sources of raw materials from Africa and Asia. Political rivalries between European powers also contributed as nations competed for global power and influence. The new imperialism was further motivated by ideas of racial and national superiority that justified controlling foreign lands and peoples.
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Here are the key points about westernization helping Japan and Siam avoid colonization:
- Japan and Siam embraced westernization and modernization to strengthen their militaries and economies in order to compete with European colonial powers. They adopted Western technology, education systems, forms of government, and other cultural aspects.
- Westernizing helped Japan and Siam present themselves as modern, civilized nations to the European powers and thus avoid being viewed as targets for colonization, as many other Asian and African countries were.
- By adopting Western customs but maintaining independence, Japan and Siam positioned themselves as equals to the European nations rather than inferior peoples in need of European governance, as colonialism was often justified.
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Introduction to China
The document provides a historical overview of China from ancient times to the present day. It summarizes the major dynasties and periods of Chinese history, including the imperial era, ancient inventions, aborted commercial revolution, opium wars, decline of the imperial era, republican revolution, warlord era, nationalist and communist movements, establishment of the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong, post-Mao economic reforms under Deng Xiaoping, Tiananmen incident, and current leadership under Hu Jintao.
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Japanese imperial conquest
- 2. Imperialism is the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas. The Japanese reaction took form under the Meiji Restoration of 1868 which saw a group of leaders emerge in power. Like European countries, many in the Japanese government turned expansion into a systematic goal, for security, national pride, resources for industrialization, settlement of overpopulation, and markets for manufactured goods. These goals were often intertwined.
- 4. Japan believed that its survival as an independent state relied on its ability to conform to imperialism and capitalism which dominated the world.
- 5. Japan wanted to display to the Western powers that she is now a military and economic power in Asia. Japan initially sought recognition, respect and territorial integrity. Japan determined to assert itself as a great nation and not to suffer domination by the West as was China.
- 6. Ultimately, Japanese imperialism was encouraged by industrialization which pressured for oversea expansion and the opening of foreign markets, as well as by domestic politics and international prestige. The need for raw materials to run the industries. For Instance, – Korea: raw materials, farmland, and security. – China: raw materials, market, farmland. – Hokkaido: farmland, lumber, other resources. – Okinawa: resources and security.
- 7. Japan had a dearth of raw materials and was importing raw materials from elsewhere in Asia and exporting finished products. By industrializing, Japan was able to dominate in the sale of manufactured goods, especially textiles, to those areas abroad that it was closer to geographically than were the Western powers.
- 8. Japan had a growing population in the second half of the 19th century, so she needed overseas land to settle these people.
- 9. Japan just like Western powers, was influenced by social Darwinism in all her expansion policies. For instance, expansion into Hokkaido in the Meiji era and cultural assimilation of the Ainu, converting them from hunter gatherers to agriculturalist.
- 10. Japanese expansion in Asia was undertaken in the age of Western expansion into China. For instance, Russian expansion led to the takeover of its large quantities of Chinese territories in the 19th century.
- 11. Violation of human rights. Division of Korea into North and South. Nanking massacre. It engaged Japan into unnecessary wars which draw out its resources and infrastructure. Earned Japan a high status as a super power. Economic growth and development.