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Jan 1, 1500
Religions and Beliefs
Vietnam officials tried to suppress Christianity by killing converts and missionary priests. Also, Catholic missionaries spread their knowledge to Filipinos. -
Social Characteristics
In 1603, a new family, the Tokugawas, seized power. They reimposed centralized feudalism, closed Japan to foreigners, and forbade Japanese people to travel over seas. -
Politics and Government
By the 1800s, shoguns were no longer leaders. -
Religions and Beliefs
You did not have to be a shogun to be in the army -
Economic Characteristics
In the 1800s, foreign goods flooded Latin America, creating large profits. -
Politics and Government
In the 1880s twenty new nations emerged and they set up republics with elected legislatures and wrote constitutions based off the United States' constitution. -
Religions and Beliefs
Missionaries landed in New Zealand in 1814 to convert the indigenous people to Christianity. -
Economic Characteristics
After 1850, foreign capital was able to develop mining and agriculture. -
Intellect Achievements
Mongkut used his knowledge to negotiate with western powers and satisfy their goals by making agreements with unequal treaties. -
Technological Achievements
In 1851, a gold rush in eastern Australia brought a population boom. -
Social Characteristics
Siam abolished slavery and gave women choice in marriage. -
Politics and Government
In July of 1853, a fleet of well armed American ships commanded by Perry sailed into lower Tokyo bay. -
Religion and Beliefs
The Roman Catholic church kept it's privileged position and still controlled most of the land. Benito Juarez ended special privileges to the churches -
Intellect Achievements
Benito Juarez opened a reform known as La Reforma, he offered hope to the oppressed people in Mexico. -
Politics and Government
Britain passed the Britain North America Act of 1867 that created the Dominion of Canada -
Intellect Achievements
From 1868 and 1912, new leaders set out to study western ways, adapting them to keep Japan from having to give into western ways -
Economic Characteristics
In 1885, Canadian Pacific Railway opened bringing people and products such as timber and immigrants. -
Economic Characteristics
Natural resources and profits from Asian trade flowed through Singapore to enrich Britain. -
Social Characteristics
Imperialists in nations like Britain, felt that whites, unlike non whites were able to govern themselves. -
Technological Achievements
Europeans controlled and directed the mining of tin, harvesting of rubber, and building of harbors and railroads. -
Politics and Government
Spanish American war broke out in 1898 between Spain and the United States over Cuba's attempts to win independence from Spain. The Philippines helped America in war. -
Economic Characteristics
Internal commerce expanded, agriculture production grew, and bustling cities sprang up. -
Economic Characteristics
By the early 1900s, both Venezuela and Mexico were developing important oil industries -
Intellect Achievements
In 1907, New Zealanders sought self rule. They won independence with their own parliament, prime minister, and elected legislatures. -
Technological Achievements
Japan had won over China because it had benefited from modernization -
Technological Achievements
The Panama Canal opened in 1914, which ran through New York and San Francisco.