Crash Course #34: Nationalism and Japan

Who is associated with nationalism in Germany?

• Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

• Muhammad Ali

• Bismarck

• Garibaldi

In what year was the Indian National Congress founded?

• 1885

• 1832

• 1878

• 1901

Which country's defeat in the Opium Wars served as a wake-up call for Japan?

• Australia

• India

• Egypt

• China

What was the primary virtue of the Tokugawa government?

• Economic growth

• Military power

• Efficiency

• Stability

Who arrived in Japan in 1853 with a flotilla of ships?

• Matthew Perry

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

• Ieyasu Tokugawa

• Muhammad Ali

What year did the Meiji Restoration occur?

• 1872

• 1853

• 1889

• 1868

What was a key aspect of Japan's modernization during the Meiji era?

• Isolating from the West

• Creating a uniform national currency

• Abolishing the military

• Disbanding the samurai class

Which island did Japan expand its borders to include in 1869?

• Kyushu

• Hokkaido

• Okinawa

• Taiwan

What was the role of samurai in the Tokugawa era?

• Farmers

• Bureaucrats

• Merchants

• Artisans

What did serving in the army create among Japanese men?

• Social inequality

• Economic prosperity

• Patriotic spirit

• Political instability