HIST 302 Lecture 11: HIST 302 Lecture 11
16 Jun 2017
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Terms: tokugawa, aleutian, kurile, hokkaido, shogun, shogunate, edo (tokyo), Nagasaki, sakhalin, yoshimune, tokaido, kanagawa, lesada, komei, sakamoto, Midterm next thursday (this is last lecture we can be tested on) Ex: large themes, not based on specific reading or lecture. Themes: japan and the china trade, us continental expansion, japanese perceptions of the west, perry mission, japanese reactions, meiji restoration, japan as an imperial power. Opening" western perception after opium war, us gets increased interest in china/japan. Japan for a long time was viewed as too far to trade. Transcontinental treaty of 1819 (us exploits spanish empire collapse to gain territory) de facto becomes pacific power. Oregon territory: washington, oregon + bc (split with british only later) Caused shift on how american elites viewed their country / in relation to rest of the world. L-> mitchell map of 1858: america in center. Steamships can now cross atlantic (pro: independent of wind / con: needs harbors with coal.
