Grade 8 Chapter 5

During Edo Japan, the country chose a policy of"

• Expansionism

• Imperialism

• Isolationism

• Humanitarianism

The "Supreme Leader" of Japan was:

• The Emperor

• The Bakufu

• The Samirai

• The Shogun

Why did Japan Choose Isolationism?

• Fear of foreign influence and the spread of Christianity

• Fear of the Black Plague

• Fear of the Sun and Moon gods

• A Desire to exert power over other countries

Russia Tried to get control of the area the Ainu lived in, but...

• They got distracted by the weather

• They got distracted by conflict in Europe

• They got distracted by conflict in North America

• Japan scares them

What was Japan's "Don't Think Twice" policy?

• Going with a gut decision

• Eliminating all the lower classes

• Sending all foreigners out of the country

• Opening their borders to foreigners

How did the conflict between Britain and China affect Japan?

• Japan sent troops to help them

• Japan strengthened their "don't Think Twice" policy

• Japan did nothing

• Japan abandoned the "Don't Think Twice" policy

What did the U.S. want with Japan in the middle of the 1800s

• Nothing, Japan was too small

• They wanted to colonize Japan

• They wanted to establish trade and use some resources

• They wanted to use Japanese people as cheap labour

Hod did the Bakufu feel about the Treaty of Kanasawa between the U.S. and Japan?

• They felt it was a fair and balanced agreement

• They felt it was unfair towards Japan

The new emperor abolished the office of the ____ and made the Tokugawa family surrender their lands.

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Merchants

• Shogun

Leaving the Tokugawa Era and heading into the Meiji Era, Japan decided to...

• Continue with Isolationism

• Research and move towards ending Isolationism

• Return to the traditional ways of doing things

• Develop a new economy based on the American model