Social Darwinism
That the strong will become more powerful and wealthier while the poor and weak will get poorer and weaker.
A image of the people evolving
A image of the people evolving
Taiping Uprising
It was a civil was in China between 1850-1864. It was one of the deadliest military conflicts killing at least 20 million people.
Image of a bloody battle field
Image of a bloody battle field
Opium Wars
The Chinese (Qing Dynasty) and the British Empire disputed over trade.
Fighting occurring because of the Opium Wars.
Fighting occurring because of the Opium Wars.
Unequal Treaties
It was all the treaties signed by the Qing Dynasty China nd Tokugawa Japan that were due to military defeat by foreign powers.
The countries slitting up China
The countries slitting up China
Self Strengthening Movement
During the Qing Dynasty there were many reforms to strengthen the country and government.
The Chinese upgrading their military
The Chinese upgrading their military
Boxer Uprising
A anti-foreign and anti-Christian movement in China. All was done by proto-nationalists that opposed imperialism and Christianity.
A picture of the troops that lead this movement
A picture of the troops that lead this movement
China 1911
The end of the imperial dynasties and the start of the Republic of China.
A map of China at the time.
A map of China at the time.
The Sickman of Europe
This was a name given to the Ottomans because it was falling into financial control of Europe and lost much territory.
A map of the Ottoman empire or "the sick man of Europe"
A map of the Ottoman empire or "the sick man of Europe"
Tanzimat
The era where there was much reform in the Ottoman Empire.
The reforms in the governement
The reforms in the governement
Young Ottomans
They were a secret society that wanted to preserve the empire, and Islamic ideas along with modernizing with European government.
The people that wanted this idea
The people that wanted this idea
Sultan Abd al-Hamid II
Was the 34th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Image of the Sultan
Image of the Sultan
Young Turks
Favoring the absolute monarchy before in the Ottoman Empire, it was a Turkish nationalist reform party.
A image related to the Young Turks
A image related to the Young Turks
Informal Empires
They are not empires to a degree. Mostly a extension of commercial or military ideas of the Empire.
Places where these things might of occured
Places where these things might of occured
Tokugawa Japan
Between 1600-1868 it was a military government with shoguns at the top. This was the last Japanese military government.
It is a map of Japan
It is a map of Japan
Meiji Restoration
In 1868 under a Meiji Emperor there was restoration imperial rule to Japan.
The Meiji Emperor coming back to power
The Meiji Emperor coming back to power
Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
A war over Manchuria and Korea.
A trench during the fighting
A trench during the fighting