Ming China last chinese dynasty, 1368-1644 started when the mongols were overthrown zhu yuanzhang started the dynasty and had many military talents population rose about 150 million people economic progress urbanization and technology increase of people that lived in urban areas people were still able to be fed properly
China did not have an industrial-technical breakthrough; which is why is it not the dominant power of the world the ming political system
The ming dynasty was ruled by a peasant commander, Hongwu occupations were hereditary and people fell into 3 classifications: peasants, soldiers and workers
Hongwu was very powerful and had others do all of his dirty work for him the bureaucracy
Confucianism throughout the the Ming …show more content…
The Mongols were forced out of Korea as well as China
Chapter 39, pg 516-520 and pg 521
China
The decline of the Qing dynasty
He opium wars lasted from 1839 to 1842
The British East India Company traded opium from India with people in south China
In 1842 China lost power over some territory after signing part of the unequal treaties
The taiping rebellion
South China suffered the most from the discrepancies between China and Europeans
During the Taipan rebellion, around 20 million Chinese people died
The failings had control over eastern and southern China
Failure of the late Qing dynasty
Self-straightening was used to strengthen China to defend itself against barbarians
China was treated as an inferior state
Japan announced that they would be replacing China as the most powerful Asian nation
Chinese disintegration after 1895 being defeated in 1895 hurt the Chinese ego
China was forced to submit to the rule of foreigners
Empress Dowager Cixi was empress for almost 50 years
Law and government
Express Cixi (1835-1908)
She was the last ruler of the empire of China
She was very smart, more than the normal person
A few weeks before she died she assigned a cousin to read to her will
Chapter 46 …show more content…
The Sino-Japanese War abs the Maoist Challenged
A was between China and Japan began in 1931,
China would not give in to the Japanese so he instead moved the government many miles away
Maoists were slowly winning against the anti-Japanese people
The communist victory
Though Chang was being supplied with weapons by the Americans the Maoists won in 1948
In October of 1949 China was under the control of Mao
Chang and his men were refugees in Taiwan
Japan
The emergence of modern Japan
Matthew perry forced Japan to become more modern in 1853 a d 1854
Japan was becoming westernized
The 1871 changes were made in Japan, and the resembled those of western ideas
Meiji reforms
Akin Japanese did not support the changes made to the government
Students were sent away to get a western education and learn about western government
The ancient values of the people were still enforced
Foreign success
Meiji Japan was aggressive and became stronger over time
Japan was the first Asian nation to trade with Europeans as equals
The Russo-Japanese War Of 1904-1905 ended in Asian victory
Between the world wars
During the Great Depression also of the resources went to rich
In 1936 Japan joined the Hitler-sponsored Anti-Comintern
China did not have an industrial-technical breakthrough; which is why is it not the dominant power of the world the ming political system
The ming dynasty was ruled by a peasant commander, Hongwu occupations were hereditary and people fell into 3 classifications: peasants, soldiers and workers
Hongwu was very powerful and had others do all of his dirty work for him the bureaucracy
Confucianism throughout the the Ming …show more content…
The Mongols were forced out of Korea as well as China
Chapter 39, pg 516-520 and pg 521
China
The decline of the Qing dynasty
He opium wars lasted from 1839 to 1842
The British East India Company traded opium from India with people in south China
In 1842 China lost power over some territory after signing part of the unequal treaties
The taiping rebellion
South China suffered the most from the discrepancies between China and Europeans
During the Taipan rebellion, around 20 million Chinese people died
The failings had control over eastern and southern China
Failure of the late Qing dynasty
Self-straightening was used to strengthen China to defend itself against barbarians
China was treated as an inferior state
Japan announced that they would be replacing China as the most powerful Asian nation
Chinese disintegration after 1895 being defeated in 1895 hurt the Chinese ego
China was forced to submit to the rule of foreigners
Empress Dowager Cixi was empress for almost 50 years
Law and government
Express Cixi (1835-1908)
She was the last ruler of the empire of China
She was very smart, more than the normal person
A few weeks before she died she assigned a cousin to read to her will
Chapter 46 …show more content…
The Sino-Japanese War abs the Maoist Challenged
A was between China and Japan began in 1931,
China would not give in to the Japanese so he instead moved the government many miles away
Maoists were slowly winning against the anti-Japanese people
The communist victory
Though Chang was being supplied with weapons by the Americans the Maoists won in 1948
In October of 1949 China was under the control of Mao
Chang and his men were refugees in Taiwan
Japan
The emergence of modern Japan
Matthew perry forced Japan to become more modern in 1853 a d 1854
Japan was becoming westernized
The 1871 changes were made in Japan, and the resembled those of western ideas
Meiji reforms
Akin Japanese did not support the changes made to the government
Students were sent away to get a western education and learn about western government
The ancient values of the people were still enforced
Foreign success
Meiji Japan was aggressive and became stronger over time
Japan was the first Asian nation to trade with Europeans as equals
The Russo-Japanese War Of 1904-1905 ended in Asian victory
Between the world wars
During the Great Depression also of the resources went to rich
In 1936 Japan joined the Hitler-sponsored Anti-Comintern