The joseon Kingdom would become the empire of korea. Totally independent but all knew this would be short-lived with russian and japanese imperoal interests strongly butting heads on the peninsula war would be inevitable. Japan had refromed and modernized following the example of western imperialism to carry out the ambitions of the empire would require following this example closely and so asia in the 20th century would know war

The overshadowed first Sino-Japanese war is often seen as a stepping stone in the story of japan's imperial expansion and china's decline preceding the second world war. We take a look at the Korean strategry, Meiji restoration of 1868 and Go jong ascension to the throne and how the they played a major role in the beginning of the Sino war

A brief history from Crash Course on the Han Dynasty. John explains about the Mandate of Heaven and how the Han Dynasty focused on Confucianism.

The narrator describes how the Qing Dynasty of Ancient China was created, and how and why the Chinese built the Great Wall of China during this time period. Then, it is explained how Meng Tian, the general who completed the wall, felt remorse for destroying the land to build the wall.

After Eddie's friend makes an insensitive comment about China, Eddie defends his country and proudly talks about its accomplishments.