New Imperialism in Asia
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"...The weaknesses of Asian nations and their dominance at the hands of Westerners led to closer global connections on the one hand, but it upset the global system, making the West the core and much of Asia the periphery. Western dominance and the search for greater independence; economic growth; and a reassertion of power against the West would in turn become a major theme that would greatly influence Asia in the 20th and 21st centuries – including today..."
Key Terms
- Admiral Cheng Ho (Zheng He)
- Great Divergence Debate
- India
- Mughal Empire
- Seven Years War
- British East Indies Company
- Sepoy Revolt
- Indian National Congress
- China
- Xing Dynasty (Manchu)
- Opium
- Opium Wars
- Hong Kong
- Taiping Revolt
- Hong Xiuquan
- Taiwan
- Boxer Rebellion
- Sun Yat-sen
- Southeast Asia
- Indochina
- Spanish-American War
- Philippines
- Japan
- Commodore Matthew Perry
- Tokugawa Shogunate
- Meiji Restoration
- Bank of Japan
- Zaibatsu
- Sino-Japanese War
- Russo-Japanese War
Guided Viewing Questions
- What is the Great Divergence debate? What different and conflicting arguments do historians make in this debate?
- Why was India so important to the British Empire?
- What factors caused China to fall behind the West during the nineteenth century?
- How did Japan go from an isolated nation in the middle of the nineteenth century to an industrial and imperial nation by the early twentieth century?
- How did the United States become an imperial power by the late nineteenth century?
- Compare and contrast the path that Japan took in the nineteenth century with that of neighboring China.