Aim/Goal: How did Japan show its imperial power?
Do Now: Use the following vocabulary words to describe
Japan. Write one paragraph.
Meiji
Samurai
Tokyo
Matthew Perry
Imperialism
Treaty
Homework: Handout
Sino-Japanese War
• August 1894 – 17 April 1895
• Fought between Qing Dynasty and Meiji
over the control of Korea
• This would show how successful the
modernization of Japan had been.
• Also showed a shift in power from China to
Japan in Asia.
Sino-Japanese War: 1894-1895
The Meiji Emperor was in Hiroshima during the
Sino-Japanese War
Soldiers on the Battlefield
During the Sino-Japanese War
The Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the war.
Today—Tensions Between China & Japan
 Offshore gas field in
the East China Sea
reveals recently
strained relations
between China & Japan.
 Tension over disputed
gas field on the rise,
exacerbating mutual
mistrust dating back to
the Sino-Japanese War.
EEZ-Exclusive Economic
Zone.
The Russo-Japanese War:
1904-1905
The Battle of Tsushima:
The results startled the world!
Japan and Russia at War
• Begins in 1904
• Japan becomes the first Asian power in to
defeat a European power.
• Developed out of the rivalry between
Russia and Japan for dominance in Korea
and Manchuria and important ports.
• When Russia refused to withdraw its
troops, Japan attacked.
Japan Annexes Korea
President Teddy Roosevelt
Mediates the Peace
The Treaty of Portsmouth, NH ended the
Russo-Japanese War.
Treaty of Portsmouth
• Japan and Russia agreed to evacuate
Manchuria and return it to China
• Japan was leased the Port Arthur and
Russian rail system in Manchuria with
access to strategic resources.
• Theodore Roosevelt negotiated
• He won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for
this
Japan Is a Player in China
Competition from Another “Pacific”
Power Is on the Horizon
The U. S. “Great White Fleet”
But, Japanese Power Would Grow . . .