National Study: Japan - Challenges to traditional power and authority in the 1920s

Who is this?

• Emperor Meji

• Prince Saionji

• Emperor Taisho

• Emperor Hirohito

Who is this?

• Emperor Hirohito

• Emperor Taisho

• Yamagata Aritomo

• Prince Saionji Kinmochi

Who were the TWO major political parties in the Japanese Diet in the 1920s?

• Seiyukai

• Mitsui

• Kenseikai

• Nintendo

What were the TWO house of the Japanese Diet called?

• Upper House

• House of Lords

• House of Representatives

• House of Peers

Who were the TWO major Zaibatsu?

• Mitsui

• Honda

• Suzuki

• Mitsubishi

What is the literal translation of 'Zaibatsu'?

• Conglomerate

• Money clique

• Financial Institution

• Overlord

Which part of the Diet did the people vote for?

• The Emperor

• The Genro

• The House of Peers

• The House of Representatives

What power did the Army/Navy representatives have over the Diet?

• They had the Emperors ear

• Power of Veto

• Military Power

• Filibustering

Before 1925, roughly what % of Japan was able to vote?

• 2

• 20

• 10

• 15

Select the members of Japanese society EXCLUDED from voting pre-1925

• Peasants

• Women

• Men under 25

• Landowners