East Asian Revolutions - Japan

Multiple Choice

What did Japan agree to in the Treaty of Kanagawa?

• open ports to Western trade

• make peace with the Sat-Cho clans

• restore the power of the emperor

• end diplomatic relations with the West

Multiple Choice

What effect did the concessions to foreign intruders have on Japan?

• the complete colonization of Japan by Western powers

• the Sat-Cho alliance overthrew the shogunate and restored the power of the emperor

• the Japanese went to war with Russia over influence in Korea

• the samurai lost their special status and privileges

Multiple Choice

What was the main overall goal of the reforms in the Meiji Restoration?

• becoming strong enough to conquer China

• eliminating all parts of Japan's traditional culture

• reorganizing land administration with prefectures

• creating a modern industrial nation as strong as the Western powers

Multiple Choice

Which part of Japanese life was not changed or reformed via Western/foreign influence?

• army

• education system

• values like loyalty to family / community

• social structure

Multiple Choice

Which European power did Japan defeat in 1904-05, shocking the world?

• France

• Germany

• Russia

• Great Britain