November 19-23

[8 Tyann]

Monday-

We finished our presentation

Philippine-American War

Major Causes-

• Spanish American War Ended
• US and Philippineswere originally allies
• We took over the Philippines

Major Battles-

• Battle of Meycauayan Bridge
• Battle of Manilla
• Second Battle of Calcoocan

Major Generals-

• Theodore Roosevelt- Assistant Secretary of the Navy
• Emilio Aguinaldo- Philippine Leader
• Jacob Hurd Smith- US General

Outcome-

• 1899-1902
• Peace Treaties
• Rebellions

Boxer Rebellion

What is it?

• Society of Righteous and Harminous Fist
  • Chinese
  • Known as Boxers (Physical Exercise)

Who were the Boxers?

• Peseants from the shaking provence
• Struck by natural disasers
• China had given parts of this area to several European Nations

How did it start?

• Western powers
• Japan forced China's dynasty to accept foreign control
• Boxers blamed their poor living standards on foreigners

 

Tuesday-

We talked about the test.

• Segregation
  • Plussey vs. Feurgesen
  • Brown vs. the board of Education
• Schooling
• Entertainment
• Progressives

Boxer Rebellion (Cont.)

What happened during it?

• Boxers rebelled by killing foreigners and Chinese Christians
• Destroyed foreign property
• Boxers began a seize of Bejing
• Qing Empress declared war

What happened during it?

• Several hundred foreigners and several thousand Chinese Christans were killed

Who won?

• Boxers lost
• Revellion ended on September 7 with the Boxer protocol

Open Door Policicy-

 

China at the end of the 19th century

• Political and Economical Disorganization
• Not viewed as a major power
• Imperial nations wanted to split up China
• Claimed extraterritorial Rights
• US had no infulence in China

The Policy:

• Presiednet McKinley wanted an "open door"
• Access to the Chinese Market
• Secratary of State John Hay
• The Policy said that China should not be carved up

Impact:

• Equal trade of all imperial nations
• Minimized power of these nations
• If the imperial nations carved up China
  • US would be exluded
• Helped American business with foreign trade
• Saved China as a country
  • Guaranteed Independence

Viewpoints:

• Chinese
  • Saved their country
  • Kept them Independent
• America
  • Wanted an Inlfuence
  • They did
• Imperial Nations
  • Fine with it
    • If they had some Influence

Wednesday- No School

Thursday- No School

Friday- No School