First Sino-Japanese War

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of commencement?July 25, 1894
2. What is the date of treaty signing?April 17, 1895
3. Why did China and Japan start fighting over Korea?China said Korea was part of its territory, but Japan wanted Korea free so it could stay safe. After a rebellion in Korea, both countries sent soldiers there, which started the fight.
4. How did Japan win the war?Japan had new ships and guns from its Meiji reforms. These modern weapons and careful plans let Japan win battles against China’s older forces.

Meiji Restoration: A period of rapid modernization and industrialization in Japan beginning in 1868.
Suzerainty: A relationship where one state has control over another, often in foreign affairs, but allows internal autonomy.
Triple Intervention: The diplomatic intervention by Russia, Germany, and France in 1895 to force Japan to return the Liaodong Peninsula to China.
Qing Dynasty: The last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912.