Assignment Task:
Paragraph One: Explain what was happening in China at the time. Include events such as the Opium War, Treaty of Nanjing, Taiping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion, and the Self-Strengthening Movement.
Paragraph Two: Explain what was happening in Japan at the time. What was life like during the Tokugawa shogunate? How was society set up? How did the Meiji come to power? What did the Meiji do to ensure that they would change and become imperialistic themselves? What imperialistic actions did they take? Sat-Cho Alliance; kokutai; genro
Paragraph Three: Why was China a victim of imperialism while Japan became an imperialistic nation?