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Imperialism in China Part II Packet #20

S. Gerhardt Global II

Do Now:

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|One similarity between the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights |What is one way in which animism, Shinto, and |

|is that both documents |Daoism are similar? |

|(1) set up a two-party political system |(1) emphasis on harmony with nature |

|(2) placed limits on the power of the monarch |(2) monotheistic belief systems |

|(3) established the right to inherit the throne |(3) belief in the idea of nirvana |

|(4) guaranteed equal rights for all citizens |(4) reliance on the teachings of the Vedas |

|Which statement represents a key idea directly | |

|associated with John Locke’s Two Treatises of |Which factor contributed to Mali becoming a |

|Government? |wealthy kingdom? |

|(1) Freedom of speech should be denied. |(1) enforcement of mercantilist policies |

|(2) The king’s power on Earth comes from God. |(2) alliances with the Hanseatic League |

|(3) All people are born with the right to life, |(3) control of Mediterranean trade routes |

|liberty, and property. |(4) dominance of the gold and salt trade |

|(4) Individuals acting in their own self-interest | |

|will achieve economic success. |One way in which the people of the Tibetan |

|A key idea in the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich |kingdom and the people of the Inca Empire are |

|Engels is that workers should support the |similar is that they |

|(1) overthrow of the capitalist system |(1) developed coastal ports |

|(2) establishment of labor unions |(2) adapted mountainous terrains |

|(3) legislative regulation of wages and working |(3) designed ships to conduct global trade |

|conditions |(4) introduced camel caravans as their primary |

|(4) technological changes in production methods |form of transportation |

|Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are |In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a |

|best known for |major reason for the European voyages of |

|(1) instituting the Reign of Terror |exploration? |

|(2) protecting freedom of religion |(1) introduction of Enlightenment ideas |

|(3) supporting the reign of King Louis XVI |(2) desire to control Constantinople |

|(4) sending French troops to fight in the |(3) rapid industrialization |

|American Revolution |(4) need for alternate trade routes |

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Notes:

|Essential Themes & Main Ideas |Notes |

| |Taiping Rebellion Weakens China |

| |By the 1800s, the Qing Dynasty was in decline |

| |Irrigation systems and canals were poorly maintained ( flooding |

| |Rich nobles didn’t pay taxes |

| |Government officials were corrupt |

| |Peasants were miserable and poverty stricken |

| |Rebellion lasts from 1850-1864 and eventually the government crushes |

| |it |

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| |War with Japan (1894) |

| |Along with Europe, Japan started to put pressure on China as well |

| |China and Japan go to war ( Sino-Japanese War |

| |Ends in disaster for China and Japan gains the island of Taiwan |

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| |Carving Spheres of Influence |

| |The defeat against the Japanese revealed China’s weakness |

| |Western powers moved in quickly to carve out Spheres of Influence ( |

| |Area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading |

| |rights |

| |The United States did not take part in carving up China |

| |The U.S. feared American merchants would be shut out so the U.S. |

| |called for a policy to keep Chinese trade open to everyone equally ( |

| |Open Door Policy |

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| |Boxer Rebellion |

| |See READING ON BOXER REBELLION |

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| |The Aftermath of the Rebellion |

| |As a result of their defeat, it forced China to support westernization|

| |Reforms in China |

| |Admitted women to schools |

| |Sent students abroad to study |

| |Confucian study was replaced with science and mathematics |

| |Mining, shipping, railroads and banking grew |

| |Small scale Chinese industry developed with the help of foreign |

| |capital |

Wrap-Up & Review:

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What is the primary focus of this map?

(1) population density (3) imperialism

(2) resource distribution (4) urbanization

Caption to the cartoon: "China -- the cake of kings and... of emperors"

Who is being depicted in this cartoon? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What action are the characters taking in this cartoon? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why is China being referred to as “cake” in the caption? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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