Meiji Restoration

The Meiji Restoration in Japan was a response to...

• nationalism and imperialistic threats
• isolationism
• converting to Christianity
• socialism and the cottage industry

Who did Japan copy to modernize?

• the south
• the west
• the east
• the north

What did Japan do once it modernized?

• converted to Christianity
• imperialized other nations
• returned to isolationism

Who fought in the Sino-Japanese War?

• China and Japan
• Russia and Japan
• Britain and Japan

What did China and Japan fight over?

• India
• Britain
• Vietnam
• Korea

What was the war between Russia and Japan called?

• Opium War
• Sino-Japanese War
• Russo-Japanese War
• French and Indian War

The Meiji Restoration helped Japan become a ...

• traditional nation
• mighty world power
• island to itself

Commodore Matthew Perry’s visits to Japan in 1853 and 1854 resulted in the:

• colonization of Japan by the UnitedStates
  
• transfer of spheres of influence to China
• introduction of Christianity to Japanese society
• opening of trade and diplomatic relations with Japan

One effect of industrialization on Meiji Japan was that it:

• strengthened the power of the Shogunate
• decreased the level of pollution
• modernized transportation
• increased the number of small farms

Japan’s increased foreign trade during the Meiji Restoration was closely related to its:

• need to maintain a traditional society
• desire for a modern industrialized society
  
• colonization by Western nations
• encouragement of foreign investment