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the pacific region and the movement of the people
Many migrants moved from one Asian country to another, but there was also a
growing presence of Europeans in Asia, a consequence of the increasing
integration of the world economy most of the lands that explorers like Cook
encountered were occupied by societies with chiefs, crop agriculture,
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china under pressure
In 1900 foreign troops marched into China’s capital to
protect foreign nationals, and more and more Chinese had come to think
that their government, society, and cultural values needed to be radically
changed. China refused to accept
foreign diplomats at its capital in Beijing, and the expansion of trade fell. As the population grew, farm size shrank, forests
were put to the plow, surplus labor suppressed wages, and conflicts over
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japan rapid transformation
During the eighteenth century Japan (much more effectively than China)
kept foreign merchants and missionaries at bay. Japan at this time was a complex society. The emperor in Kyoto had no
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Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
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events during competition for southeast asia
rizal found time to learn several European languages and
make friends with scientists, writers, and political radicals. While in Europe, Rizal became involved with Filipino revolutionaries
and contributed numerous articles to their newspaper, La Solidaridad,
published in Barcelona. When a nationalist secret
society rose in revolt in 1896, Rizal, in an effort to distance himself,
volunteered to go to Cuba to help in an outbreak of yellow fever.