This was pretty much survival of the fittest in terms of history. Whites said that they were the "fittest" and that it was their duty to protect all the other people.
Taiping Uprising
One of the many battles during this uprising
A peasant rebellion in China which pretty much devastated the country and the economy.
Opium wars
A depiction of the second Opium war
Wars between China and Britain on whether Britain should be allowed to sell opium in China.
Unequal treaties
These were treaties made in China in the 19th century that greatly supported the westerners.
Self-strengthening movement
Industrialization of a city
These were internal reforms in China that focused mainly on Confucian teachings but also borrowed a little from the western cultures
Boxer Uprising
One of the battles of the uprising
This was an uprising which started in northern China. It went on to kill many Chinese Christians and Europeans until finally being crushed.
China, 1911
Map of China in 1911
In this year, China's imperial order fell due to the burden of thee many revolutions and all of thee troubles that had gathered up.
"The sick man of Europe"
A map of the Ottoman Empire
This was the name of the Ottoman Empire in thee 19th and 20th century. This name was given to the empire because it was slowly but gradually declining.
Tanzimat
The Ottoman Empire during the Tanzimat era
This word means reorganization and the term refers to the restructuring of the Ottoman's political system and the strengthening of the military and bureaucracy.
Young Ottomans
An image showing the radicalism of the young Ottomans
These reformers attempted to make the Ottoman Empire more westernized.
Sultan Abd al-Hamid II
A portrait of the sultan
Ottoman sultan that accepted a westernized constitution but quickly discontinued it.
Young Turks
A group of Young Turks
Reformers that attempted to instill a national pride for a new country named Turkey. They eventually led to the destruction of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of Turkey.
Informal empires
America's informal empire
Informal empires are empires that control over a region using economic control rather than political control.
Tokugawa Japan
Japan during the Tokugawa period
This was the period of time in Japan's history in which it was ruled by a shogun from the Tokugawa family.
Meiji Restoration
Emperor Meiji
The Meiji Restoration was the time period when the shogun was overthrown and the emperor gained control of the country. During this time, Japan began to interact more and more with western powers.
Russo-Japanese war 1904-1905
A map showing where the war happened
Since Japan won this war, it was now considered a formidable East Asian power by western powers.