East+Asia

**Q & A #1.) Do you like change? Why do you think many people are resistant to change? **
-Yes I do, but not everything I enjoy being changed. People probably don't like change because they are in the state of mind that if things change they will be worse.

===**#2.) Have you ever read any books about China? What are some customs or traditions in China? How are they the same or different from your family’s customs or traditions? **=== ===-Yes, and I believe they drink a lot of tea... and act peaceful, right? They more quite then us, and the parents are only aloud to have one child. ===

===**The coming of Westerners dramatically affected China. List three ways that the Chinese economy was affected by Westerners. Also list three ways that the West influenced Chinese culture. **===

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**A) spheres of influence- **  is an area or region over which a state or organization has significant cultural, economic, military or political influence. ======

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**B) extraterritoriality- **  is the state of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations. ======

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**C) indemnity ** - is a sum paid by A to B by way of compensation for a particular loss suffered by B. The indemnifying party (A) may or may not be responsible for the loss suffered by the indemnified party (B). Forms of indemnity include cash payments, repairs, replacement, and reinstatement. ======

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 * D) Boxers- ** was a secret society founded in Shandong, located in the North province of China. ======

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**E) Open Door policy- **  is a concept in foreign affairs. As a theory, the Open Door Policy originates with British commercial practice, as was reflected in treaties concluded with Qing Dynasty China after the First Opium War. ======

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">#3.) To improve their balance of trade with China, the British sold the Chinese <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">opium. ======

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">#4.) As a result of China losing the first Opium War to Britain <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">it was that Britian wanted tea so they started trading with China. Unfortunately, China only wanted gold. It was an uneven trade so britian started trying to trade with Opium, but China did not want Opium so britian declared war. The Chinese were not that hi-tech so they lost the war and Britian got Hong kong. It was really sad because their armor was wood which was not enough to stop a bullet. ======

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">#5.) In the Treaty of Tianjin after the second Opium War, China agreed to <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">open 11 more ports, permit foreign legations in Beijing, sanction Christian missionary activity, and legalize the import of opium. China's subsequent attempt to block the entry of diplomats into Beijing as well as Britain's determination to enforce the new treaty terms led to a renewal of the war in 1859. ======

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">#6.) The Qing dynasty’s “self strengthening” reforms included <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">a period of institutional reforms initiated during the late Qing Dynasty following a series of military defeats and concessions to foreign powers. ======

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">#7.) The Qing dynasty was weakened by <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">its military power <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">weakened // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">hereafter and faced with international pressure, massive rebellions and defeats in wars. ======

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Terms:

A) Sun Yat-sen- <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Republican China, Sun is frequently referred to as the Father of the Nation. Sun played an instrumental role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty in October 1911, the last imperial dynasty of China. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

B) provincial- <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic;narrow or illiberal; parochial: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">a provincial point of view. // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

C) Guomindang- <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Chinese National People's Party formed in 1912 after the overthrow of the Manchu Empire, and led by <span style="font-family: arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Sun Zhong Shan ** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> (Sun Yat-sen). The Guomindang was an amalgamation of small political groups, including Sun's <span style="font-family: arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Hsin Chung Hui // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> (‘New China Party’), founded in 1894. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

D) Qing- <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Middle Kingdom was once again in the clutches of Non-Han Asians under the "Qing" or "Manchu" Dynasty. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

E) Revolution Alliance- <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This new alliance was created through the unification of Sun's Xingzhonghui, or //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Revive China Society // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">, the Guangfuhui, or //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Restoration Society // <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">, and other Chinese revolutionary groups.

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 * The coming of Westerners changed the Chinese economy by integrating the Chinese market into the world economy.
 * Yuan tried to rule China without understanding the influence of new Western ideas.
 * When the Nationalists’ rebellion failed, Sun Yat-sen fled to Japan.
 * When General Yuan Shigai died in 1916, civil war erupted.
 * By 1925, many urban, middle-class Chinese people embraced Western art and literature.

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Commodore Perry- Commodore of the U.S Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. Born April 10, 1794- Died March 4, 1858 at the age of 63. ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> Prefectures- Indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. It is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures. ======

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Concessions- A failure to challenge or cessation (a ceasing or end) of challenging, as in "Conceding (admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it) an election" or "conceding a game." ======

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">#8.) What was the Meiji Restoration was responsible for? <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">a proclamation of a separate central government, the Republic of China, in Nanjingwith Sun Yat-sen as its provisional head. Q & A
 * 1) 9.) The Meiji reformers created a new imperial army in 1871, based on... <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Numerous provinces began "separating" from Qing control.
 * 2) 10.) Describe the Meiji education system- <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Seeing a desperate situation unfold, the Qing government brought an unwilling Yuan Shikai back to military power, taking control of his Beiyang Army, with the initial goal of crushing the revolutionaries.
 * 3) 11.) The Meiji Restoration developed Japanese interest in... <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">After taking the position of Prime Minister (內閣總理大臣) and creating his own cabinet, Yuan went as far as to ask for the removal of Zaifeng from the regency