HIST 1708 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Yamagata Aritomo, Hibiya Incendiary Incident, Treaty Of Portsmouth
Document Summary
Modernization, imperialism, and colonialism, and colonialism in the meiji period(1868-1912) Japan in/and the world imperial/colonial expansion abroad change in o cial attitudes toward he west from 1870s to 1880s. Korea as "the dagger pointed at the heart of japan" Korea as falling within japan"s "line of interest" >> argues that on this basis, japan has the right to interfere in korean a airs. Growing con ict with china over control of korea. The denigration of "shina" (cid:2215)(cid:3257), not (cid:2980)(cid:2051) The danghak rebellion, 1894 - korean king requests. Korea recognized as an independent state(but essentially under japanese control); territory includes strategically important liaodong peninsula. Japan receives territory of taiwan and the pescadores islands. China pays japan an indemnity of 200,000,000 silver teals. Japan receives rights to trade with china on same terms as western powers (ex, "unequal treaties") Northwest asia becomes the heart of japanese empire. Danger signs: the triple intervention, april, 1895.
