e. napp europeans were interested in asia because its huge population offered a giant market for...
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Europeans were interested in Asiabecause its huge population offered a
giant market for European manufacturedgoods.
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However, China lacked the militarytechnology to defy the British. TheBritish easily defeated China in the
Opium War (1839-1842).
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Of course, China was not the only Asian nation affected by European
imperialism. Japan alsoencountered Western might in the
late 19th century.
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The shogun was the military leader of Japan. The Tokugawa shoguns hadruled Japan for nearly two hundred years. They isolated Japan and almost completely cut it off from trade with Western nations. Japanese were forbidden to travel to other countries and foreigners could not enter Japan.
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In 1853, the United States government sentCommodore Matthew Perry with a navalsquadron to Japan to end Japan’s policy ofisolation, to halt the mistreatment of shipwrecked American sailors, and to gainrefueling stations.
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Yes, the United States wanted to establishports where American ships could obtainsupplies on route to China and of course,develop new Asian markets.
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Within a few years, the British, Russians,and Dutch negotiated similarly favorable
trade treaties.
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The Japanese ended feudalismand restored the emperor to power.
The Meiji Restoration was a profound turning point in
Japanese history.