The Changing World

The Ottoman Empire went from being known as "the strong sword of Islam" to being known as "the sick man of Europe". Their power diminished with time and region after region fell under the control of Christian powers.

This was the first war over Opium being traded from Britain to China. The trading of Opium allowed for a huge trade surplus in Britain's favor between the two countries.

Far-reaching reformist measures took shape as leaders tried to gain a strong and newly recentralized state.

A rebellion that happened next to where the Taiping Uprising and Boxer Rebellions took place.

The culmination of China's internal crisis was known as the Taiping Uprising, which sent the country into turmoil.

A second war brought about by the trading of Opium between Britain and China.

Policies were set in place in China in order to reinvigorate a traditional China again.

A decisive turning point in Japan's history was known as the Meiji restoration because the leaders claimed they were restoring power to the new emperor who was named Meiji, or Enlightened Rule.

This was the leader when the Young Ottomans experienced a short-lived victory, but it didn't last long.

They won a victory and accepted a constitution and an elected parliament, but it didn't last for long, because of the pressure of war with Russia.