ASAMST 20AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Syngman Rhee, Sugar Plantations In Hawaii, Gojong Of Korea
11 Oct 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Related to its location (wars fought on korean soil) Had its own kingdom but was subservient to the chinese dynasties. Centralized dynastic structure with a king at the top. Chungin (middle classes, bureaucrats, technical skill type work) Chonmin (marginalized peoples: butchers, prostitutes, indentured slaves) Gunboat diplomacy on (cid:1388)hermit kingdom(cid:1389) aka korean name points to isolationist policies: Similar to perry demanding for japan to open their orts. Decline chinese influence b/c there was a rise of japan"s power in korea. Japan and other western nations enter in commerce with korea. Agreement of non-intervention in each other"s sphere of influence. Japan colonized by us then led to meiji. Pi was colonized by spain then later by us. Cottage industries could not sustain the people living there. High tax revenues that were instituted to pay for projects and war reparations. Areas: finance, banking, agriculture, forestry, mining, transportation, education, culture, jurisprudence, internal security, local administration, and the royal household.
