Japan Modernizes

Which nation "forced open" trade with Japan in 1853?

• United States

• Korea

• Russia

• Britain

• China

Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan prevented foreign influences by choosing to...

• isolate themselves from the world.

• killing any foreigners that landed in Japan

• send ambassadors around the world to request to be left alone

• building a seawall around the islands to prevent ships from entering

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

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

Base your answer to the following question on the map below.

What was a basic cause of the political changes shown on this map?

• Russia and Japan formed an alliance.

• Korea defeated Japan in the Sino-Japanese War.

• The Japanese people wanted to spread the beliefs of Shinto.

• Japan needed raw materials for industrialization.

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.

Under who's leadership did Japan begin to modernize it's country?

• Emperor Meiji

• Shogun Tokugawa

• Emperor Herohito

• Shogun Tiki

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