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**The Sino-Japanese War**
__How are the Chinese soldiers portrayed in these prints? The Japanese soldiers?__ The Chinese are being killed overtime and the Japanese seem to be impervious to Chinese bullets.

__Look at the weapons used by each side, are they different? How? Does this tell us anything about Japanese technological advancement?__ The Japanese weapons look more advanced than the Chinese, probably because of their willingness to accept Western ideas and technology.

__Why do sports often become symbolic battlegrounds between nations?__ People like to see their own country beat someone else. It fuels nationalism and stuff like that. //OKAY, but why does it make them feel good. What is so sacred about a team beating another that it can make one feel great about the country they're from?//

__Is imperialism/colonialism simply about militarily and politically controlling another nation, or is it also about proving one’s self-perceived cultural superiority over another?__ It is not only about military and politically controlling another nation, their culture is also brought into the other nation and the imperialized/colonized are expected to do those things. //Expected to do what things? Is it only about control? Isn't it also about recognition. The, "I have arrived," sort of mind-set of the club members. In this case the imperialist club members.//

**The Russo-Japanese War**

1. Do artistic renditions or photographs depict the heroics of war better?

Artistic renditions of photographs do depict the heroes of the war. Color is one thing, the heroes are often portrayed with white or a similar color that represents purity and goodness, while the enemies are colored black which represents evil. The way each side is shown is another thing. The heroes are often showed looking courageous and strong while the other side is shown weak and cowardice.

2. Do artistic renditions or photographs depict the horrors of war better? (Consider all photographs of war that you have seen, both historical and contemporary)

Not really, the military wants people to join the army, if they show pictures of an actually war with people dying and getting hurt, no one would want to join. For example, after watching the movie Saving Private Ryan, I do not feel like joining the army after watching that movie.

3. How does the medium affect the message? Can we say that, "the medium is the message"?

The medium changes the view point of the people looking at the pictures.

4. Why is 1905 such a turning point in Japanese and World history? How might history have been different had Japan lost the Russo-Japanese War?

1905 was a turning point in both Japanese and World history because Japan beat a European Power and became the first Asian Power. This is significant because Asian nations were being dominated by Europeans and this gave encouragement to other Asian countries. If Japan had lost to Russia, then there would probably be more colonies of Russia spread throughout Asia.

**May 11, 2011** -Queen Min born 1851 -Chosen to be a queen because Taewangun felt that the young queen would be a good wife and easily controlled. -Made a lot of accomplishments, developed infrastructure -Try's to maintain Korea's independence by getting more time -Queen Min was assassinated on October 8. 1895. -Isabelle Bird met Queen Min and she was a traveler -She described Queen Min as a nice looking, slender woman

Chosun Dynasty Time Line Project

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