Social Darwinism: The belief that the fittest and best in terms of social would lead to the survival of their race and people. Europeans and people who were ahead in comparison to most of the world thought this, which led to imperialism and European racism.
a quote with social Darwinism, leading to Europeans thinking they were the best and had to be responsible for other nations.
a quote with social Darwinism, leading to Europeans thinking they were the best and had to be responsible for other nations.
Taiping Uprising: Peasant rebellion in China that ruined the economy of China as the people revolted and they tried and cut out most of the contacts from the British empire.
The British fighting the Taiping Uprising.
The British fighting the Taiping Uprising.
Opium Wars: these were wars between China and Britain that started after China got hooked on Opium and Britain wanted to keep exporting these to China because their economy was rising from it but China stopped it, took out some exports and prohibited it, the British took it offensively, and started wars against them.
A battle of the second opium wars, between China and Britain.
A battle of the second opium wars, between China and Britain.
Unequal Treaties: The treaties that followed the Opium wars that were not in China's favor but towards Britain and the Western power, because China had lost against them and their power was falling as well as the empire.
China being ignored my other major world powers with the treaty.
China being ignored my other major world powers with the treaty.
Self-Strengthening movement: Movements in China that led to groups being formed in order get China back into the world and be within ties of everyone in terms of world power, occurring after the Opium Wars.
Chinese government and people trying to keep up with modern technology and weapons.
Chinese government and people trying to keep up with modern technology and weapons.
Boxer Uprising: Peasant rebellion and other class rebellions to try to stop foreigners and others out of China so they can stop all the problems China is having.
Boxer rebellions fighting against the British after killing Christians.
Boxer rebellions fighting against the British after killing Christians.
China, 1911: China soon collapse and fell, and everything was going bad for China, it had lost most of its territories and the problems and conflicts kept building up and up for China.
Map showing how China had lost all of its land by 1911.
Map showing how China had lost all of its land by 1911.
"the sick man of Europe": The nickname given to the Ottoman Empire after it fell behind, was falling, its revolts and after the world was plucking at it, taking it apart and making it weaker piece by piece and step by step.
The nickname given to the Ottoman Empire.
The nickname given to the Ottoman Empire.
Tanzimat: This was when the Ottoman Empire started changing from being ruled by a religious leader to bureaucracy.
Turkish Bureaucracy postal stamp, the Tanzimat.
Turkish Bureaucracy postal stamp, the Tanzimat.
Young Ottomans: This was a movement literally ran by the "Young Ottomans" that was to represent the Ottoman empire and to show others who they were and their nation off.
A conflict and somewhat of a stage and scene the Young Ottomans took part in.
A conflict and somewhat of a stage and scene the Young Ottomans took part in.
Sultan Abd al-Hamid II: Ottoman Empire ruler sultan who wanted to create new ideals in the Ottoman empire and also reintroduced the old ways of Muslim an Islamic rule into the empire.
A portrait of Sultan Abd al-Hamid II.
A portrait of Sultan Abd al-Hamid II.
Young Turks: A group that were rebellious people who started to make the National Turkish movement and forced the Ottoman Empire government to reform.
A picture of some of the Young Turks with Ataturk there as well.
A picture of some of the Young Turks with Ataturk there as well.
Informal Empires: When empires did not completely control other empires but had a huge control of it, such as trade, economy, environment, culture and aspects of life.
Shows how China was controlled by the Informal Empire of Japan.
Shows how China was controlled by the Informal Empire of Japan.
Tokugawa Japan: Japan was ruled by Daimyos and the Shogun elite, where each section was usually pace within one another and each section had their one rules and laws to follow with Samurais making sure people followed them.
The districts and divisions of Tokugawa Japan.
The districts and divisions of Tokugawa Japan.
Meiji Restoration: A period in Japan where the young emperor Meiji destroyed the shogunate and built a government based on Western powers, took in industrialization, made the country westernized and ruled with imperialism.
The Japanese emperor Meiji who ended the Tokugawa Japan and revolted, creating a new Japan.
The Japanese emperor Meiji who ended the Tokugawa Japan and revolted, creating a new Japan.
Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905: Japanese and the Russians were fighting over for land in Asia, where no one really won but the Russians fell into a civil war and revolution in their own country.
A battle between the Russians and the Japanese.
A battle between the Russians and the Japanese.