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America and East Asia

America and East Asia . China And Japan. Control of the Pacific. After 1898 control of several Pacific Islands gave the U.S. greater influence Tea was brought into the U.S. from China . China. Spheres of Influence- areas where Europe enjoyed special privileges.

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America and East Asia

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  1. America and East Asia China And Japan

  2. Control of the Pacific • After 1898 control of several Pacific Islands gave the U.S. greater influence • Tea was brought into the U.S. from China

  3. China • Spheres of Influence- areas where Europe enjoyed special privileges. • U.S. Secretary John Hay felt that the U.S. would be shut out of trade by these European countries • The Open Door Policy will be created- 1899 gave trading rights to all foreign nations in China

  4. Boxer Rebellion • In 1900 a rebellion broke out in China by the boxers- a group that opposed Western influence in China • An army with U.S. help shut down this rebellion to protect U.S economic interests

  5. Japan • Isolationism- a country’s foreign policy of neutrality. Closed off • In 1853 the U.S. will open up isolationist Japan to western trade by Commodore Matthew Perry • By 1890 Japan had adopted may western culture ways and was the first Asian industrial power • Japan also acquired imperialistic desires

  6. Japan cont. • In 1905 Japan will defeat Russia in the Russo-Japanese war • In the same year President Theodore Roosevelt will negotiate a peace treaty between Japan and Russia in the Treaty of Portsmouth. Roosevelt will win the Nobel Peace prize for his efforts

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