HIST 218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: March 1St Movement, Hague Conventions Of 1899 And 1907, Casus Belli
30 Mar 2019
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Japanese imperialism: japan viewed imperialism as essential to being a great power, and required resources for prosperity. Its expansions justified through sense of superiority and pan-asian ideals: internal colonies: japanese expansion began with ryukyu and hokkaido. Difficult qing governance due to regional conflicts in taiwan: cost of colonies: taiwan initially perceived as a financial burden due to cost of 1st sino-japanese war, ad local police actions to suppress resistance. Following russo-japanese war, japan forced full protectorate status: korean army disbanded, japan seized control of police, diplomacy, and government. 2. abdicate after he appealed to the hague peace conference in 1907. Ito hirobumi: governor general of korea, used coercive capacity of state to maintain order to implement reforms. Japanese influence in the region: japan in ww1: japan sought conquest of german colonies in the pacific, and intervened in russian civil war.
