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MMW-22 (Ambivalence Towards Westernization)
Ambivalence Towards Westernization
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Undergraduate 3
02/13/2012

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Taiping Rebellion
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damaging rebellion resulting from domestic turmoil. movement of patriotic bonding. rebell'd against their own social agenda.
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Hong Xiuquan
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leader of the rebellion; village teacher; "God's Chinese son", spiritual and Political leader of Tiaping Involved w/ American missionaries in China. Trained in classical learning to become an official but didn't succeed.
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Self-Stengthening movement
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China to develop it's own capacity to manufacture their own weapons/ China 100 years behing industrialization; "Western technology, chinese morality".
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Feng Guifen
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"use instruments of barbarians, but not to adopt the ways of the barbarians. Use them to repel them" - western technology
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Taiping Egalitarian Social agenda
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called for elimination of the dynasty, abolishment of private property, wanting land divided equally, equality for men & women, banning of foot binding, free education, increased literacy.
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One Hundred days of reform 1898
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active reformers drafted an agenda to the young emperor Guanxu. Reformers were only successful in enforcing this new agenda for 100 days.
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Emperor Guangxu
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Young emperor who had to come out of the shadow/ background who had control. Wasn't old enuff 2 rule in china. Empress dowager ruled in his place (not by name)
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Empress Dowager Cixi
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Empress wife - defecto ruler; against all reform in chine. Bought a marbe boat call'd it - summer palace. Ended the 100days of progress.
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Commodore Matthew Perry's Arrival
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sailed straight into bay of Edo (affront to Japanese Policies/ insult by entering thru back door). Fired gun as a threat of power; nagasaki only port open to ferigners
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Kaikoku
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similar to Sonno Joi who wanted to keep foreigners out of Japan. His idea was to help build japans military force by waiting some time. All approach a goal together.
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Sonno Joi
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group of samurais who wanted to keep foreigners out of Japan. However, they prevented Americans from trying to sail in so that they wouldnt insult them like Commodor matthew Perry and his insulting arrival shootings guns n shit.
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The harris Treaty
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"friendship and commerce". Treaty of Amity Commerce". US council made this treaty w/ Japan. America acting as a rep for all European interest. Military would provide Military arms to Japan and in return japan would open new ports for american commerce. accept new tarrifs on american goods. Japan got their army, and US had first dibs on asia
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Kanrin Maru
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first japanese steamer which sailed to Washington DC to reaffirm treaty (symbolic)
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Meiji Restoration 1868
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part of Japans self-strengthening movement. led 2 demise of samurai class; japan bcame powerful nation. abolish anu unequal treaties w/ Western nations.
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Fukuzawa Yukichi
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one of the founders of Modern japan. man sent to US and Europe to learn abt them. Wrote "DATSU-A" which said that japan should leave asia like korea and china behind them and move onto the new age of westernlization. after they beat russia in Russo-Jpa war 1905. HUGE increas in japans power.
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∆'s in Samurai Status
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during Meji restoration period. traditional priveladges of Samurai's were abolished. and can't carry swords w/ them n e more. many became industrialists.
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