Up until the 1500s, East Asia was mostly isolated before beginning to engage with the world, with European and Japanese interference leading to significant changes in power dynamics by the 1860s. China, weakened by internal problems and foreign exploitation, faced a revolution in 1911 and saw the rise of the Communist Party by 1949 after a civil war. Japan first encountered Europeans around the 1540s and opted for isolation shortly thereafter, only opening up again in the mid-19th century.
- Until the 1500s, East Asia was mostly isolated from the rest of the world.
- However, starting in the 1500s, East Asian countries, including China, began to engage in trade with countries in other parts of the world. T
- he arrival of foreign powers significantly impacted the region and brought it into contact with other cultures and religion.
- By the 1800s, China faced internal problems and became weakened, which European countries and Japan took advantage of.
- They carved out large areas within China for exclusive trading rights, leading to Chinese resentment and the eventual revolution in China in 1911.
- From 1927 until 1949, China was led by a Nationalist leader named Chiang Kai-shek.
- After years of civil war, the Communists won power, ultimately leading to the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
- Meanwhile, Japan had first contact with Europeans around the 1540s but by the early 1600s, Japan's shogunate decided to isolate the country.
- This period of self-imposed isolation would last for over two centuries.
- In terms of technological and cultural achievements, the 1600s saw the Qing Dynasty in China having a population of 450 million people and developing massive trade capabilities.
- Chinese art and cultural standards were advanced and incorporated into various aspects of life, and Asia had invented the moveable type printing press in the 9th century.
- The era prior to contact with the Americas also marked the beginning of globalization, with China's Ming Dynasty accomplishing substantial oceanic voyages, exploring and trading broadly across the Indian Ocean region with Zheng He's massive fleet.
Question:
China
Up until the 1500s, East Asia was mostly 1. ______ from t rest of the world. However, starting in the 1500s, East Asian countries began to 2. ______ with countries in other parts of the world. This brought them into contact with other 3. _______
By the 1800s, China had become 4. ________because of internal problems. The governments of European countries and Japan 5._______ large areas of China for exclusive trading 6.________.This made Chinese people angry and led to a 7. ______ in China in 1911.
From 1927 until 1949, China was led by a Nationalist leader named 8._______. But after many years of civil war, the 9.______ won power.
Japan
The first Europeans to visit Japan arrived around
10._______. After that, traders and 11._______visited Japan until the early 1600s, when Japan's rulers decided to 12.________ Japan. They forced all