Chapter 33 • Master

How did US Commodore Matthew Perry convince the Japanese to open trade? [7-3.5]

• He was a skillful negotiator and promised the Japanese great wealth.

• He steamed US warships to Japan as a threat if the Japanese refused.

• He had help from the British, who had already opened trade with Japan.

• He convinced the shogun that democratic reforms were in Japan's best interest.

How did Commodore Matthew Perry get Japan to reopen its ports to trade? [7-3.5]

• by helping Japan defeat China in wars

• by threatening to attack the capital city

• by forming a military alliance with Japan

• by offering a beneficial trade relationship

Why did the Japanese emperor begin building railroads, weapons factories and shipyards in the late 1800s and early 1900s? [7-3.6]

• to become an imperial world power

• to hold on to power against the shogun

• to appease the British

• to improve the standard of living

What was the main goal of Japan during the Meiji Restoration? [7-3.6]

• to get Japan involved in the slave trade in Africa

• to return all of Japan’s colonies to their original rulers

• to industrialize to improve Japan’s economy and military

• to allow foreign nations to set up spheres of influence in Japan

Why did Japan’s government feel the Meiji Restoration was necessary? [7-3.6]

• to allow foreign nations to control ports in Japan

• to protect Japan from the growing threat of imperialism

• to help Japan form economic alliances with other Asian nations

• to encourage European nations to build plantations in Japan

What caused the Sino-Japanese War? [7-3.6]

• China disliked the spread of Christianity.

• Japan rebelled for self-rule from China.

• China blocked Japanese trade routes.

• Japan wanted control of Korea.

Which of the following is true about the Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War? [7-3.6]

• It gave all of Japan’s trading rights to Russia.

• It allowed Japan to keep its colony of Korea.

• It made Japan isolate itself from the rest of Asia.

• It created an alliance between Japan and Russia.

How did Japan’s role in the world change as a result of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars? [7-3.6]

• Japan was able to get control of all of China.

• Japan lost its self rule to European nations.

• Japan emerged as an imperial world power.

• Japan became more isolated from the world.

Why did Japan and China go to war in 1894? [7-3.6]

• Japan resented China's treaty with the United States.

• Japan was trying to stop a Chinese invasion.

• Japan wanted to control and influence Korea.

• Japan wanted to help the Koreans gain independence.

Why did the Japanese want to gain control of Korea? [7-3.6]

• Japan wanted to help the Koreans gain their independence.

• Japan wanted to help the Koreans end Chinese control of their country.

• Japan wanted to regain Korea since it was part of the Japanese island chain.

• Japan wanted to gain raw materials and a new trading partner for its finished goods.