Chapter 19

1. What accounts for the massive peasant rebellions of 19thcentury China?
Peasants rebelled claiming that they did not support the Qing Dynasty because of its foreign Manchu origins. They demanded that the northern region be returned to the Han Dynasty. These peasants rejected mainstream religions of  Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism and instead followed their own form of Christianity. The rebel groups pushed for a revolutionary change that would completely change Chinese society. Their demands were as follows: the abolition of private property, redistribution of land, end of prostitution and opium smoking, and the organization of society into sexually segregated military camps of men and women. Leaders claimed that the Qing Dynasty had “poisoned China” and “defiled the emperor’s throne.”

2. How did Western pressures stimulate change in China during the 19thcentury?
The smuggling of opium from India into China was a way the west stimulated change in China. This is the main reason for the Opium Wars in China. Opium was smuggled into China and the addiction spread from men, women, court officials, students, soldiers, and common laborers. As millions had become addicted China officially began to take action as it was undermining their society. In 1836 the matter was taken to court where it became a matter of whether the rug should become legalized or not. The decision was the suppression of the drug. The first Opium War ended in 1842 as the British imposed restrictions on Chinese sovereignty and opened five ports to European traders. This agreement was the first of the “unequal treaties” to the Chinese people. The second Opium War in 1856 was a victory for the British who would take control of China.

11. How did Japan’s relationship to the larger world change during its modernization process?

The Treaty of 1902 acknowledged Japan as an equal player among the Great Powers of the world. Japan was now able to begin its era of imperialism as industrialization increases. They began by invading the Chinese provinces of Manchuria and Taiwan, eventually in WW2 and the actual invasion of mainland China itself.  Europeans and Americans saw Japan as an economic, political, and military competitor in Asia. Japan’s defeat of Russia led to widespread admiration among those who viewed Japan as a model for the modern development of their own country and an ally in the struggle against imperialism. People from all over the world began talking about the achievements of Japan. Unfortunately, Japenese imperial rule was little to no different from European colonialization.


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