Why weren't the Japanese able to defend themselves against the Americans?
Lack of advanced weapons because they had been cut off from the rest of the world
Which of these industries did not flourish during the Mejij Period?
aerospace research
manufacturing
textiles
shipbuilding
Why did the US President send Commodore Perry to Japan?
To get coal, to open their borders and trade
Why were the Japanese people upset with the government after it opened up Japan to American trade?
Possible answers: The government was weak, unable to protect them, had given in to demands of barbarians...
Name two technologies/inventions the Americans bought to the Japanese
trains, guns, telegraph, telescope, alcohol
What was the name of the American captain who arrived in Edo Bay?
Commodore Matthew Perry
Why did Tokugawa Ieyasu ban Christianity?
It went against traditional Japanese beliefs (Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism); threatened social order
According to Emperor Meiji, what was the best way for Japan to prevent a foreign takeover?
Modernize, westernize
Who was the emperor during the Meiji Restoration?
Emperor Meiji
What did Japan do to assert (show off) its new power in the world?
Invaded other countries and took them over
What year did the Meiji Restoration begin?
1768
1868
1968
1668
Which one of these was NOT an economic change during the Meiji Restoration?
introduction of national currency
equal pay for all Japanese citizens
rice was no longer used as money
modernised banking system
What system did the Meiji Restoration end in Japan AND what was done to end it?
Feudalism. Everyone was made equal.
How did the Meiji Restoration change Japan's social heirarchy?
The Meiji Restoration dismantled the rigid feudal class system, allowing for greater social mobility and the creation of a more merit-based society.
What was one thing the rest of the world was doing that Japan wasn't?
Modernization, industrialization, better technology and science
How did the Meiji Restoration affect the samurai?
The Meiji Restoration led to the abolition of the samurai class and their privileges, as Japan moved towards a modern army. Basically, they were out of work.
What changes did the Meiji Restoration bring to Japan's army?
It modernized Japan's military, adopting Western military practices and creating a conscripted army.
Who was going to replace the Shogun as ruler of Japan after he was overthrown?
Emperor
What was the capital city of Japan called during the Tokugawa period?
Edo
Name 2 groups of people that Tokugawa Ieyasu banned from Japan
Possible answers: Christians, missionaries, Europeans, Westerners, traders
Briefly describe Japan's closed country / isolation / exclusion policy
Japanese people weren't allowed to leave. Europeans weren't allowed to enter
Who was Tokugawa Ieyasu?
Shogun
Describe the Tokugawa/Edo Period in a few words
Peaceful, prosperous, stable, united, isolated...
What was the biggest change to the education system during the Meiji period?
school was made non-compulsory
teachers became very well paid
everyone had to attend
everyone had to wear a uniform
What did the Treaty of Kanagawa do to Japan?
It opened Japan up to the rest of the world and forced them to trade with the Americans
What is one thing the Meiji government did to modernize Japan?
Possible answers: Sent people to study overseas, took ideas he liked from other countries to use in Japan, ended feudal system
The only place where the Dutch and Chinese were allowed to trade was...
Nagasaki
What was one thing that changed during the Edo period?
Possible answers: Japan was united, no more war, isolation urbanization, growth of merchant class...