Empires in Collision- 1750 to 1900
Emma Hetherington
1793
China rejects British requests for open trade
http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/china/guidesources/chinatrade/
1798 - Napoleon invades Egypt
Meticulous surveys were made, native animals and plants were studied, minerals were collected and classified, and local trades and industry were scrutinized. Most famously, ancient Egypt was discovered.
1850-1864 Taiping Uprising in China
A massive rebellion in China, which was fought between the Qing Dynasty and the Christian millenarian movement "The Kingdom of Peace"
1838-1842
First Opium War in China
1856-1858
Second Opium War in China
1830s- Famine and Rebellion in Japan
The famine was one of a series of calamities that shook the faith of the people. During the same period as the famine, th a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Sanriku region (1835). In 1837, the last year of the famine, there was a revolt in Osaka against corrupt officials who refused to help feed the poverty stricken residents of the city. Another revolt sprung up in1838.
1853- Admiral Perry arrives in Japan
The goals of his expedition were exploration, surveying, and the establishment of negotiations and the negotiation of trade agreements. He also aimed to end the 220 year isolation that Japan had.
1868 Meiji Restoration in Japan
The political revolution that brought the final demise of the military government in Japan, ending the Tokugawa Period
1838-1876 Tanzimat Reforms in Ottoman Empire
The Tanzimat reform era was characterized by various attempts to modernize the Ottoman Empire and to secure its territorial integrity against Nationalist movements from within and aggressive powers from outside of the state.It brought the culture, education, religion and society more in tune with European and American societies
1894-1895 Sino Japanese War
War between the Qing Empire and Japan, primarily over control of Korea.
1899-1901 Boxer Rebellion in China
Violent anti foreign and anti Christian uprising which took place towards the end of the Qing Dynasty
1904-1905 Russo Japanese War
Military conflict in which Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in the Far East, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power.
1896
Ethiopian defeat of Italy preserves Ethiopia's independence
http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/ethiopia-wins-battle-adwa
1908- Young Turk Takeover
https://www.marxists.org/subject/arab-world/lutsky/ch25.htm
An uprising in Turkey lead to a Turkish revolution.
1910- Japan Annexes Korea
Under the annexation treaty, the Korean emperor handed sovereign power over his country to the Japanese emperor completely and forever, so Korea became territory of Japan. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2010/08/29/editorials/the-annexation-of-korea/
1911
Chinese revolution; end of Qing Dynasty
Opium Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMGmCXpJg6A
2 conflicts in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing dynasty. The first Opium War (1839–42) was fought between China and Britain and the second Opium War (1856–60) was fought by Britain and France against China.
"The sick man of europe"
The Ottoman Empire in 1914 was commomly refered ro as "the sick man of Europe" because their abundance of power was starting to crumble
Abdul Hamid
He was the 27th Sultan to the Ottoman Empire. He was very different to state affairs after along imprisonment, he was also malleable to the designs of his advisors. He numerated the Janissary Corps and tried to renovate it.
Young Ottomans
Tjis was a secret Turkish nationalist organization in Istanbul Their main goal was to convert the Turkish dominated multinational Ottoman Empire into a purely Turkish run Empire and a constitutional government.
Tokugawa Japan
(Tokugawa Shogunate) Was the Japanese military government that lasted from 1603-1867. This was the pre modern period of japan and the heads of the government were the shogun. http://asianhistory.about.com/od/japan/p/History-Tokugawa-Shogunate-Japan.htm
Commissioner Lin
Scholar and official during the Qing Dynasty- he was known for his opposition to the opium trade was a primary catalyst for the first opium war. He is praised for his constant position in his fight, but he is also blamed for a rigid approach which failed.
Unequal treaties
Series of treaties signed with the western powers in the 19th and 20th centuries by the Qing dynasty and Tokugawa Japan
Informal Empires
Areas that were dominated by western powers in the 19th century, but that retained their own governments
Chinese Revolution of 1911
A group of revolutionaries in south China led a successful revolt against the Qing Dynasty, establishing in its place the Republic of China, ending the imperial system.