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17 Cards in this Set
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Fighting over this land led to the first Sino - Japanese War.
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"The hermit Kingdom" (Korea)
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Japan claimed this island from China.
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Okinawa
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This land was colonized by Britain. (Now known as Myanmar.)
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Burma
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Formerly colonized by Britain, this land still has a monarchal system of government, as seen in "The King and I," which is a musical set in 1860's about a king and his relations with Anna, an English teacher.
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"Siam" (Thailand)
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These three countries were colonized by France.
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"Indochina" (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam)
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China surrendered this island to Japan after losing the war and signing the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
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Taiwan
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The Muslim rebellion took place here, in this southern province in China.
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Yunnan Province
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The Muslim rebellion took place here, in this northern province in China.
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Xinjian Province
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China lost this land, north of Korea, to Russia.
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The maritime Province
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China surrendered this peninsula (where Port Arthur was located) to Japan after losing the war and signing the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
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Liandong Peninsula
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The Germans leased this bay from China for 99 years.
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Jiaozhou Bay
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In 1860, the Russians secured the transfer to the czar of the portion of land north of this river.
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The Amur River
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Li Honzhang employed Western experts to help build a modern fleet and military organization in the 1880s, including this strongly fortified naval base.
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Port Arthur "Lushun"
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Britain took over this peninsula and gave it back to China only a decade ago.
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Hong Kong
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The main goal for the Taiping Rebellion.
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Beijing
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China's first railroad, built by foreigners in 1876.
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Shanghai Railroad
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The Treaty of _______ was signed here, which forced China to open trade with Britain. ______ was also the capital of the Taiping rebels.
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Nanjing
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