Feb. 5, 2020

Which of the following developments in the period 1878–1922 best explains the change in Japanese trade patterns shown in the graphs above?

• Japanese manufacturing output decreased because Japanese leaders restricted commercial ties.

• Export of manufactured goods declined because United States tariffs on Japanese goods increased.

• Japanese manufacturing output rose as a consequence of industrialization.

• Japanese imports of raw materials increased as a consequence of extensive immigration to Japan.

The print above suggests that as nineteenth-century Japan industrialized, Japanese women did which of the following?

• Stayed at home, out of the workforce.

• Demonstrated against participation in the factory system.

• Became involved in the factory system and industrial production.

• Enjoyed leadership positions over their male counterparts in factories and industries.

The image from Japan during the Meiji Restoration best exemplifies which of the following processes?

• Attempts by conservative members of society to maintain indigenous traditions.

• Cultural changes accompanying greater contact with the United States.

• Greater freedom for women resulting from domestication.

• Decreased emphasis on international cooperation as a result of the increasing of trade barriers

From the above quote, it can be concluded that the Meiji reforms in Japan resulted in....

• the strengthening of the power of regional lords at the expense of the emperor.

• a shift of power away from regional lords and to the emperor.

• the Tokugawa shogunate’s adoption of a unified civil code.

• the overthrow of the imperial system for a democratic republic.

The policies of the Meiji reformers brought about which of the following in Japan?

• The promotion of rapid industrialization.

• A reduction in military expenditures.

• An increase in isolationism.

• The collapse of the industrial sector of the economy.

Which of the following was the main factor leading to the fall of Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate and the rise of the Meiji government? (Image, Japanese impression of American Matthew Perry's "Black Ship.")

• Pressure from an increasingly powerful China.

• Large-scale radical peasant rebellion.

• Economic instability and hyperinflation.

• Pressure from Western powers

"On the left hand literature, on the right hand use of arms. Both must be pursued concurrently. Archery and horsemanship are essential skills for military men. It is said that war is a curse. However, it is resorted to only when it is inevitable. In time of peace, do not forget the possibility of disturbances. The Daimyo expects greater of us." - The Edicts of the Tokugawa Shogunate: Exerpts from Laws of military Households.

The exerpt above suggest that the military must adhere to...

• Aggression

• Filial Piety (Loyalty)

• Brutality

• Restraint

"On the left hand literature, on the right hand use of arms. Both must be pursued concurrently. Archery and horsemanship are essential skills for military men. It is said that war is a curse. However, it is resorted to only when it is inevitable. In time of peace, do not forget the possibility of disturbances. The Daimyo expects greater of us." - The Edicts of the Tokugawa Shogunate: Exerpts from Laws of military Households.

These instruction best support what characteristic of the Tokugawa period?

• Strict social expectations.

• Decreased power to feudal lords.

• An openness to Western influence.

• Widespread allegiance to the emperor.

"On the left hand literature, on the right hand use of arms. Both must be pursued concurrently. Archery and horsemanship are essential skills for military men. It is said that war is a curse. However, it is resorted to only when it is inevitable. In time of peace, do not forget the possibility of disturbances. The Daimyo expects greater of us." - The Edicts of the Tokugawa Shogunate: Exerpts from Laws of military Households.

The Tokugawa Shogunate focused primarily on which of the following?

• Rapid industrialization.

• Maintaining traditional values.

• Military conquest and expansion.

• Modernization.

This image best depicts what European action during colonialism?

• Indoctrinating the Indigenous people to European culture.

• Europeans supporting the intellectual growth of local cultures.

• Preparing indigenous people to live in Europe.

• Helping local elites become more sophisticated.