The Meiji Restoration

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan rapidly industrialized. During which period did this change take place?

• Heian Court

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan dynasty

• Meiji Restoration

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 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

One reason for Japan’s rapid industrialization 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

Which action in Japanese history occurred during the Meiji Restoration?

• Japan modernized its economy.

• Mongols invaded the islands of Japan.

• The Japanese government adopted an isolationist policy

• Buddhism became the official religion of Japan

Which action taken by the Meiji government encouraged industrialization in 19th-century Japan?

• building a modern transportation system

• limiting the number of ports open to foreign trade

• forcing families to settle on collective farms

• establishing a system of trade guilds

The Meiji Restoration in Japan was prompted in part by

• a fear that Japan would be colonized by western nations

• the failure of Japanese expansion

• the Shogun’s conversion to Christianity

• a desire to stay isolated

What is imperialism?

• When one country takes over another country
• When one country is allies with another country
• When one country is at war with another country
• all of these options

One result of the Opium War was the China

• adopted democratic reforms

• gained control of Hong Kong

• regained control of Manchuria

• was divided into spheres of influence