For Wednesday's class, please read chapter 15 from page 325 to the end, and be prepared to answer the following questions:
- Where did the French, Dutch, and Americans have colonies in Asia, and how did they treat their colonial subjects?
- Why was Siam (Thailand) able to maintain its independence?
- Why were Chinese immigrants to Southeast Asia resented and discriminated against, and where did they assimilate?
- If Westerners tend to overemphasize their role in the downfall of the Manchu dynasty, who or what really was responsible?
- Who was Cixi, and how did she handle China's problems?
- What was the goal of the new Meiji government of Japan?
- What advantages did Japan have that made it able to meet that goal?
- How was Japan able to defeat Russia in 1904-1905 and what was the result of that victory?
- Why did Japan join the Allies in World War I?
- What was Japanese policy in Taiwan, Manchuria, and Korea?
- What did American missionaries do in Asia?
- What were the attitudes and policies of the U.S. towards Asian immigrants, and how did the Chinese react to them?
- What was the most important long-term effect of imperialism in Asia?
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