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Imperialism, Internal Troubles, External Threats: China, the Ottoman Empire, and Japan
Main Idea 1 – During this time, Europe was the center of world economy mainly because of the
Industrial Revolution. Europe built colonies and expanded their empire throughout the world.
The newly independent Latin American countries became dependent on European and
American support.
1. Imperialism – Definition and significance:
2. In what ways did the Industrial Revolution contribute to/ result from 19th century European
imperialism? (There should be at least 3)
3. Cecil Rhodes – Definition and significance: (you may have to look him up online)
4. Why was imperialism popular in Europe?
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5. How did Europeans see themselves and the rest of the world?
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6. What do the Europeans mean by “yellow peril” when talking about the Chinese? (You might
need to look this up online if it is not clear in your book.)
7. How did Europeans use modern science to support their racist beliefs?
8. What contributed to changing European views of Asians and Africans in the 19th Century?
9. In the minds of Europeans, what made imperialism ok?
Main Idea 2 – In 1912, China’s imperial state had collapsed and with it their ability to produce
everything their country needed and China became dependent on Europe for goods.
1. In what ways was China a victim of its earlier success?
2. What was the culmination of China’s internal crisis by 1850? Why?
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3. What did the revolutionary leaders (Hong Xiuquan) insist on changing?
4. What destroyed the revolutionary rebels?
5. What were the consequences of saving the Qing Dynasty?
6. How did Western pressure stimulate change in China during the 19th century to its end?
7. What strategies did China adopt to confront its various problems during the 1860s and 1870s?
8. Opium in China
Describe opium
When and why did opium become a problem for
China?
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Why didn’t the Chinese try to ban opium from
coming into China?
Who was addicted to opium?
Describe the 1st Opium War. Who won?
Describe the Treaty of Nanjing.
9. Describe the 2nd Opium War between China and England. (at least 4 sentences)
10. What happened to China towards the end of the Qing Dynasty?
11. Explain the Boxer Rebellion of 1900.
Main Idea 3 – Like China, the Ottoman Empire, which was self sufficient, became weakened by
the hands of the Europeans and their spread of Christianity into Muslim lands (India, Indonesia,
West Africa, and Central Asia)
1. Why was the Ottoman Empire known as “The Sick Man of Europe”?
2. What two forces helped to diminish the size of the Ottoman Empire?
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3. What were the political and economic problems of the Ottoman Empire?
Politically –
Economically –
4. Compare Ottoman Empire reforms with China during the 19th century. (at least 4 sentences)
5. Selim III – significance and Definition:
6. In what ways did the Ottoman state under Sultan Selim III try to reform itself in its attempt to
modernize?
7. Explain the “Young Ottomans” urgings of Islamic Modernism.
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8. Abd al-Hamid II – Definition and significance:
9. How did Sultan Abd al-Hamid II rule the Ottoman Empire (1876-1909) after he had taken office?
10. What did the Young Turks do to oppose the revived despotism of the Sultan?
11. Compare the outcomes of China and the Ottoman Empire by the twentieth century.
China
Similarities
Ottoman Empire
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1. Both had experienced the
1. The collapse of the
consequences of a
Ottoman Empire after
rapidly shifting balance
WWI led to a creation of
of global power.
a new but smaller nation-state
in the Turkish
heartland of the old empire,
having lost its vast Arab and
European provinces.
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Main Idea 4 – Japan was also threatened by Western powers. However, unlike China and the
1. Shogun – Definition:
Significance:
2. What was the chief task of the Tokagawa shogunate?
3. Explain the role of the daimyo under the Tokagawa shogunate (1600-1850).
4. How did Japan’s historical development differ from that of China and the Ottoman Empire during
the 19th century?(there are quite a few)
5. With no national army, no uniform currency, and little central authority, how did the Tokagawa
regime stabilize the country?
6. In what ways was Japan changing during the Tokagawa era?
7. What was the Meiji restoration?
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8. In what ways did the Japanese modernize under the Meiji restoration?
9. What was the view of those who directly experienced Japanese imperialism in Taiwan or
Korea?
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