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Societies at Crossroads: 19th century Japan Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

19th Century Japan

Japan and American
Before 1853 Japan had closed itself off from the rest of the world. President Fillmore sent a squad of 4 American war ships to Japan at Tokyo Bay with a letter.
Japan, after making the agreement with America then signed several more treaties with other countries.

19th Century Japan

 
Japan and American
Before 1853 Japan had closed itself off from the rest of the world. President Fillmore sent a squad of 4 American war ships to Japan at Tokyo Bay with a letter.
Commodore Matthew C. Perry
This is who President Fillmore sent to deliver the letter in Tokyo Bay.
What did the letter say?
The letter stated that the United States wanted to be allies with Japan, they wanted to trade, and they wanted protection for Americans when crossing the Pacific Ocean
Did Japan agree to the letter?
Yes, they agreed simply because they knew if they didn't then American would take them to war and Japan would lose. So in 1854 Japan signed the treaty of Kanagawa which granted every request that the Americans had made. ("un­equal treati­es")
End of Tokugawa
After all the treaties Japan realized they were in a crisis. A civil war broke out and Emperor Meiji took power in January 1868
Meiji Restor­ation
Returned authority to the Japanese Emperor. Determined to gain parity with foreign powers a conser­vative coalition of daimyo, imperial princes, court nobles, and samurai formed a new govern­ment. "rich country and strong army" created schools, and there was signif­icant economic develo­pment.
Selective Wester­niz­ation
when creating the new country Japan used parts of Europes tactics.
Sino-J­apanese War
in 1894 Japan China had a pissing contest when a rebellion broke out in Korea 1893. Meiji powers did not recognize Chinese power in Korea so they went to war in 1894. The Japanese had gotten ships from the british and they quickly destroyed the Chinese navy to gain control of the Yellow sea.
What ended the Sino-J­apanese war?
Within a few months the war was over and a peace settlement was signed in April of 1895 making Korea dependent on Japan. They also gained the Taiwan, and Pescadores Islands and the Liaogong peninsula. which streng­thened Japanese control in Asian waters. Japan gained unequal treaty rights in China.
Russo-­Jap­anese War
Because Russia and Japan wanted control of Liaodong peninsula, Korea, and Manchuria war broke out between Russia and Japan in the year 1904. Japanese forces overran Russia instal­lations before reinfo­rce­ments could arrive form Europe. Japanese navy destroyed the Russian Baltic fleet. in 1905 the war had ended
What did Japan gain from the Russo-­Jap­anese war?
Japan won intern­ation recogn­ition of its colonial authority over Korea. and the Linaodong peninsula. Russia ceded the southern half of Sakhalin island to Japan along with railroad and economic interest in southern Manchuria.
Japan, after making the agreement with America then signed several more treaties with other countries.