Global 10: Mod 1: Nationalism/Industrialization/Meiji

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

Which event in Japanese history is a direct result of the Japanese government signing this treaty?

• fall of the Tokugawa shogunate

• involvement in the Russo-Japanese War

• annexation of Korea

• establishment of Manchukuo

One way in which Emperor Meiji and Atatürk are similar is that they both promoted

• isolation and nationalism

• capitalism and democracy

• revolution and absolutism

• reform and modernization

A primary reason for Japan’s involvement in the Sino-Japanese War and the RussoJapanese War was to

• acquire natural resources in Manchuria and Korea

• control trade and markets in Southeast Asia

• end Japan’s policy of isolationism

• remove foreign invaders from Japanese soil

What was a direct result of the Meiji Restoration in Japan?

• Japan became a modern industrial nation.

• The Tokugawa Shogunate seized control of the government.

• Russia signed a mutual trade agreement.

• Japan stayed politically isolated.

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.

A major reason the Industrial Revolution began in England was that England possessed

• a smooth coastline

• abundant coal and iron resources

• many waterfalls

• numerous mountain ranges

“I don’t know how old I am. . . . I began to work when I was about 9. I first worked for a man who used to hit me with a belt. . . . I used to sleep in the pits that had no more coal in them; I used to eat whatever I could get; I ate for a long time the candles that I found in the pits. . . .”

What was one thing that happened in response to the conditions described in this passage?

• Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto

• Garibaldi organized the Red Shirts

• Charles Darwin developed The Origin of the Species

• Atatürk joined the Young Turks

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels encouraged workers to improve their lives by

• electing union representatives

• participating in local government

• overthrowing the capitalist system

• demanding pensions and disability insurance

Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for

• heavy taxation of manufacturers

• strict government control of the economy

• minimal government involvement in the economy

• government investments in major industries