Unit+7+East+Asia

=== The group of people in this photo are said to be dead, but yet I can still see them. My family and I moved from America to China 7 months ago. I was a little wary of moving into an 200 year old house, but no one listened to me. The first time I saw Mr. Chang was in the piano room. It was a brief encounter, I awoke from my afternoon nap to find him standing over me. I squeezed my eyes shut and when I peeked out again he was gone. A few days later I saw him outside while I was in my kitchen. I was a little freaked out, as anyone would be, but I just let it go and ignored him the next time he came around. Finally one day I came across a picture of a chinese family dated in 1887. The man in the center looked a lot like Mr. Chang. I was curious about the photo, so the next time Mr. Chang came around I asked him about the picture, not expecting him to talk back. He gave me this full story about how the people in the photo was his family, and the day after the picture was taken they were all fell in the lake and drowned. It was a tragic story. #1 Do you like change? Why do you think many people are resistant to change? === In most cases, I do like change. I like improvement and advancement through change. A change such as the United States becoming a communist union, I don't think I would like. They are afraid or feel threatened by the state of things changing, some people may believe their well-being is sacrificed or put in jeopardy due to such a change.

=== #2 Have you ever read any books about China? What are some customs or traditions in China? How are they the same or different from your family’s customs or traditions? I've seen/read a few, nothing too notable except Mulan. Their customs and traditions are much more respect and discipline focused, not to mention family oriented. In China, the traditions are pretty universal. In America now, traditions and customs vary from family to family. America is more individual based, whilst China's culture focuses on your family as a whole rather than your individual identity. ===

===**Spheres of Influence** - ** It is where a particular state/country/power has influence in a given area or country. Wikipedia definition :: " is an area or region over which a state or organization has significant cultural, economic, military or political influence." **=== -For instance, Japan had influence in North Korea and the eastern tip of China. -There were spheres of influence on a global scale during the Cold War. -After the cold war soviet influence crumbled. []

-extraterritoriality operates to the prejudice of local jurisdiction. -13th/14th centuries, Genoa and Venice had extraterritoriality from Italy -Siam signed a treaty granting extraterritorial rights to Britain in 185 []
 * Extraterritoriality** - is the state of being exempt from the jurusdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations

-Mainly a synonym for compensation or reparation. -Has other specific meaning(in the same general direction) with politics/law -Lincoln(Abraham) requested millions of dollars to repay southerners for their lost slaves as indemnity. []
 * Indemnity -** is a sum paid by **A** to **B** by way of [|compensation] for a particular loss suffered by **B**. The indemnitor (**A**) may or may not be responsible for the loss suffered by the indemnitee (**B**). Forms of indemnity include cash payments, repairs, replacement, and reinstatement.

-Took place between 1898 and 1901(the rebellion) -An anti-imperialism, anti-christian movement -Eventually suppressed by Manchu of the Qing dynasty []
 * Boxers -** People who participated in the Boxer Rebellion of China.

-A specific policy with regard to China -Policy requested to allow US and European nations to trade with China -1949 policy is replaced by a new law that permitted international trade from within China []**
 * Open Door Policy - is a concept in foreign affairs. As a theory, the Open Door Policy originates with British commercial practice, as was reflected in treaties concluded with [|Qing Dynasty] [|China] after the [|First Opium War] (1839-1842). Although the Open Door is generally associated with [|China], it was recognized at the [|Berlin Conference] of 1885, which declared that no power could levy preferential duties in the [|Congo basin].

For vocab: define, cite, and state 3 key points.

Opium! -It would eventually cause two wars. -Opium was illegal in China. -It was introduced into the trade stream to balance the trade of other items. -Created an epidemic of addiction. -An estimation of 2 million Chinese became addicted to opium. []
 * To improve their balance of trade with China, the British sold the Chinese....

As a result of China losing the first Opium War to Britain The Treaty of Nanking was signed -Ended in august 1842. -War ended with British occupying Shanghai. -The war was mostly caused by Chinese efforts to suppress the trade of opium. -It paved the way for opening China to international trade. -Queen Victoria awarded two knighthoods to the general that led troops to victory. ** [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Opium_War]

Allow the importing of opium, foreign legations in Beijing, and Christian missionary activity. -Ratified at the Convention of Peking in 1860, after the war ended -Eleven more Chinese ports would be opened for foreign trade - The right of foreign vessels including warships to navigate freely on the Yangtze River - China was to pay an indemnity to Britain and France in 2 million taels of silver respectively, and compensation to British merchants in 2 million taels of silver. - The right of foreigners to travel in the internal regions of China []
 * In the Treaty of Tianjin after the second Opium War, China agreed to

The Qing Dynasty's "self strengthening" reforms included Self-strengthening Movement, Hundred Days Reform, and Late Qing reform Reforms due to: -Opposition from conservatives -Lack of planning -Lack of capital -Corruption -Rising popularity in the want for a revolution **

The Qing dynasty was weakened by :Several rebellions and power shifts -Taiping Rebellion -Panthay Rebellion -Dungan Revolt -Taiping Rebellion killed somewhere between 20 and 30 million people, the second bloodiest war in history(WWII) -Increasing Famine was one of the many reasons for the revolt. []