Meiji Restoration

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

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
  

During which period of Japanese history did the changes shown in this wood block print occur?

• United States occupation
• Meiji Restoration
• Tokugawa shogunate
• Heian court

During the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese began to modernize their country primarily to:

• compete with Western powers
• isolate their people from foreign influences
• reemphasize traditional values
• introduce Eastern religions to Japan

The modernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration resulted in:

• a return to a feudal system of government
• an alliance between China, Korea, Russia, and Japan
• the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation
• a strengthening of Japan's isolationist policies

The Meiji Restoration in Japan was prompted in part by:

• the Shogun's conversion to Christianity
• a desire to stay isolated
• the failure of Japanese expansion
• a fear that Japan would be colonized by western nations

What was one impact of industrialization on Japan during the Meiji Restoration?

• Japan became more isolated from world affairs.

• Demand for natural resources increased.

• Japan became a colonial possession of China.

• Traditional practices of Bushido were reintroduced.

Eighteenth-century Russia and nineteenth-century Japan were similar in that both countries

• developed democratic governments after years under absolute monarchies

• began the process of modernization after a long period of isolation

• refused to accept Western technological ideas

• adopted socialist economic systems after capitalism had failed