History 1601E Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Unequal Treaty, Ganghwado, Donghak

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1601E
• Professor: Cary Takagaki

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1785; christianity banned since it disapproves of ancestor worship and confucian mourning periods (koreans took confucianism even more serious than chinese) Practical learning movement : rejects confucianism, advocates practical measures to solve problems. Backlash to practical learning : eastern learning: a religious cult opposed to all foreign influences. The koreans were aware of what happened in china, but didn"t really understand the significance and influences brought by the chaos (the chinese government didn"t give them all the information). Plus the koreans were even more conservative than the chinese, so they didn"t have too much reaction (not like the japanese) The grand prince orders crackdown on catholics for suspected collaboration with foreigners (that what they have learned from the taiping rebellion and the opium war) 1866: 2 french bishops and 7 priests killed. October 1866: in responses, france launches a naval attack of 7 ships and 600 men. 1866: the american commercial ship the general sherman attempts to open door.