Quiz on Japan's Transformation and Expansion

When did Japan's seclusion policy begin?

• 1600s

• 1900s

• 1700s

• 1800s

Under which government did Japan's seclusion begin?

• Tokugawa Shogunate

• Meiji Restoration

• Emperor Meiji

• Imperial Japanese Army

Which country were the first Europeans to set foot on Japan from?

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

What was the period of trading between Japan and the West called?

• Non-bond Trade Period

• Isolationist Period

• Seclusion Period

• Open Country Period

Who arrived in Japan with a fleet of warships to look for a trade agreement?

• General Douglas MacArthur

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Admiral Chester Nimitz

• Commodore Matthew Perry

Which treaty forced Japan to open four more ports for American trade?

• Hiyogo Treaty

• Nagasaki Treaty

• Kanagawa Treaty

• Harris Treaty

What was the name of the alliance formed to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate?

• Satsuma

• Sacho

• Choshu

• Matsume

Who implemented the comprehensive reform called Meiji Restoration?

• Tokugawa Yoshinobu

• Shogun Tokugawa

• Commodore Matthew Perry

• Emperor Meiji

Which war marked Japan's increasing expansionism?

• Russo-Japanese War

• Sino-Japanese War

• World War II

• World War I

When did Japan become the world's second largest capitalist economy?

• 20th century

• 19th century

• 18th century

• 17th century