HIST 3121 1st Edition Lecture 4Outline of Last Lecture I. Great BritainII. ItalyIII. GermanyIV. Austo-Hungarian EmpireV. FranceOutline of Current Lecture I. RussiaII. Ottoman EmpireIII. IndiaIV. JapanV. ChinaVI. United StatesCurrent LectureI. Russiaa. 1853-1856: Crimean War- Great Britain, France and Otto. Empire block Russia from expanding to the black sea. b. 1870 modernization drivesi. Lack of warm water portsii. Desire of Black Sea controliii. Tran Serbian Railway and Vladivostokiv. 4th largest steel production by 1900c. European and Asian powerd. Asian rivalry with JapanThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.e. 1904/05 was a loss in the Russo-Japan warf. 1906: Creation of DumaII. Ottoman Empire-a. 1804: limited autonomy for Egyptb. Lost in 1880’s to Great Britainc. 1839-1870: Ta nzimat era (restructuring reform)i. Secularization of law and educationii. Equality for all citizensiii. Monetary reformiv. Imports of science and technologyd. 1870’s Balkan and Bulgarian revolutions (European possessions)i. Called “the sick man of Europe”ii. Internal ethnic disruptionsiii. Military modernization influenced by Germanyiv. Had close ties to Germanye. 1908: Young Turk movement and Arab NationalismIII. India-a. Was the crown jewel of Great Britainb. 1940’s: War to control Punjab and Kashmiri. Unable to conquer North West Pakistan and Afghanistan.c. 1850’s: was the introduction to English livingi. Educationii. Railroadsiii. Opiumd. 1857-1858: Sepoy Rebellione. 1858: Government of India (raj) f. 1885: Indian National Congressi. Know they won’t win against Britishii. Meet to figure out how to push backIV. Japan-a. 1637-1853- the entire country was shut down due to military i. No one can leaveii. No one can comeb. Perry missioni. The US wants Japanc. Meiji restorationi. Meiji emperor (1868-1912)ii. Rapid modernization supported by state1. Japan wanted to dominate Asia to allow GB to teach their ways,iii. 1875 tries to take Fermosaiv. 1890: House of Peers and House of Representatives1. Borrow parliament form GB2. Only 1.1% of population can vote (land owners)v. 1895- occupation of Korea (rice and sex are important aspects of WWII)vi. 1902-alleience with Englandvii. 1904/05- the Russo- Japanese War, defeat of the Britishviii. 1905: Taft-Katsura Agreement (Japan and US)1. Decide what to do with Korea and the Philippines2. Japan had Korea3. US had the Philippines (Pearl Harbor)4. Japan gained control of the Philippines in 1941 and lost it in 1944V. China-a. Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)b. China is very weak, unpopular and unable to resist American and European intrusionsi. America was always nibbling at the coastc. 1839-1842: 1st Opium war i. Wants to sell opium in chinad. 1850-1854: Taiping Rebellioni. Civil War ii. 20 million diee. 1860’s: self- strengthening campaignsf. 1899: The boxer rebellioni. Against foreignersii. Taxed due to railroadsiii. Rise up against Manchu governmentg. China was the main target of US’s “Open Door” policyi. A policy that allows everybody to have access to Chinaii. Nobody wants to rule ith. Sun Yet-Sen (1866-1925)i. Impressed by the west and Japanese1. Nationalism2. Democracy3. Livelihoodii. Provides the road for Asian independenceVI. USAa. 1800’s: constant expansionsb. 1823: Monroe Doctrinec. Epansions Post- Civil wari. 1867- Alaskaii. 1875- Hawaii (important for sugar and pinapple)iii. Pearl Harbor was looking for statehood at this timeiv. 1898- Spanish-American War1. Acquired: Cuba, PR, Guam and Philippinesv. 1899- Open Door policy1. Wants access to colonial trading empires, not just chinavi. Taft-Katsura agreement 1. US and Japanvii. 1907- The “Great White Fleet”1. US sailed around the globe to show that they were a mass power of the world.viii. Rapid industrialization and urbanization in late 19th