The feeling that you or your country is superior

Ex. China felt they were superior to foreigners 

The Himilayan Mountains

*1839

*British were illegally smuggling Opium into China

Result: China verse Britain, Chinese loss

*12 Million Chinese citizens addicted to Opium

*1842

*Signed by China and Britain at the end of the Opium War

*Britain obtains the island of Hong Kong

*Led by Hong Xiuquan

* Recruited people to make China a "heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace"

*Rebellion against the Chinese government because the peasants were unhappy with the loss in the opium Wars and the weakened Chinese country

1. Hong had a 1 million person Army

2. He took over nnajing and made it the capital of China

3. Was defeated in 1864 by the Qing Dynasty and the British

*20 million people died

Country is controlled by outside influences

Ex. China, Africa both had spheres of influence

* 1899

* United States declared an "Open door policy" in China

*China would be "open" to all merchants

1. protection of US trading rights in China

2. Protected China's freedom from colonization

*1900

* Boxers were a group of peasants who sought change in China

*Goal of Boxer Rebellion: to get rid of foreigners in China

*This was a loss

Convinced the Japanese to open their doors for trade

*Note: Prior to this, Japan was isolated

* Meeting between USA and Japan

* Japan agreed to open two ports to trade but ended up being forced to open several ports by European nations

Meiji Era

*Lead by Mutsuhito

*Took control of the Japanese government

*Called his 45 year rule the Meija era

*Time period under Mutsuhito where Japan modernized

*Japan had dozens of ships and a well trained Army

To add

Ex. Hawaii was annexed (added) to the United States as a state

War between Russia and Japanese over korea and Manchuria. 

*Russian Loss

*korean becomes a bridge between Japan and China