imperialism in japan

Which country opened Japan's doors to trade?

• United States
• Britain
• France
• Russia

Which country won the Sino-Japanese war of 1885?

• Japan
• China
• Korea
• Russia

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

• Colonization of Japan by the United States
• 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 (factories- from hand-made to machine-made) 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

One reason for Japan’s rapid industrialization (factories, etc.) during the Meiji Restoration was that Japan had

•  Rejected Western ideas
• Used its access to the sea for fishing
• Relied on traditional isolationist policies
• Reformed its political and economic systems to be more European

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

• Nationalism and imperialistic threats
• Isolationism
• Converting to Christianity
• ALL of These

Who fought in the Sino-Japanese War over the area now known as Korea in the 1890s?

• China and Japan
• Ukraine and Japan
• Britain and Japan

In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 what were the two countries fighting over?

• Korea
• China
• Vietnam
• Germany

As a result of the Russo-Japanese War, Japan came to be seen by Europeans as

• a likely area for colonization

• the strongest of the imperialist countries

• a leader in the movement for nonalignment

• an emerging global threat

What was one effect of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)?

• Japan emerged as a major world power.

• Korea gained its independence.

• Czar Nicholas II gained power in Russia.

• Russia formed a military alliance with Japan.