In this episode, I discuss how industrialization and western influence affect the Ottoman Empire, China, and Japan during the Modern Period (1750-1900). 

Topics

#1 Introduction

#2 Characteristics of Successful Empires during the Industrial Period

#3 Ottoman Empire (Background Info; Loss of Land in Egypt, Greece, Balkan Crisis; Tanzimat Reforms and Rulers [Sultan Selim III, Mahmud II, Abdul Hamid]; Conservative Backlash (Janissaries and Ulama)

#4 China Qing Dynasty (Background Info, Opium War, Treaty of Nanking, Taiping Rebellion, Self-Strengthening Movement, Empress Cixi, and Boxer Rebellion)

#5 Comparing the Ottomans to the Chinese

#6 Japan (Background Info, Meiji Reforms, Emperor Mutsuhito, Conservative Samurai Backlash, Russo-Japanese and Sino-Japanese Wars, Social Darwinism + "Goodbye Asia"

#7 Conclusion