Japan Part 2

What year was the Meiji Restoration?

• 1867

• 1868

• 1869

• 1866

Which 2 Domains formed the core of the new Meiji government?

• Tosa and Satsuma

• Choshu and Yamato

• Awa and Nagato

• Satsuma and Choshu

What was the name of the Shogun's capital that became the new Imperial Capital called Tokyo?

• Edo

• Nagoya

• Osaka

• Kyoto

What was the major change in the Social Structure as a result of the Meiji Restoration?

• Emperor as supreme ruler, Constitution, Imperial Diet, ministers, decline of the samurai class

• Industrial, more open foreign trade

• Western technology such as steam engines, telegraph

• Loose and fluid social structure, education for all social classes, Western education

Which was not a promise made by the Emperor Meiji in the Charter Oath?

• All classes, high and low, shall unite in vigorously carrying out the administration of affairs of state.

• Evil customs of the past shall be broken off and everything based upon the just laws of nature.

• The common people, no less than the civil and military officials shall each be allowed to pursue his own calling so there may be no discontent.

• The Emperor, divinely descended, will be the supreme ruler of Japan and all will be loyal to him.

What was the initial reform undertaken to create an "Imperial Army"?

• A central War ministry and Conscription.

• Private Daimyo Armies and a central War Ministry with a small professional force.

• A central War Ministry and small professional force.

• Private Daimyo Armies and a central War Ministry with conscription

Where was the new Imperial Navies of 1872s most powerful warship built?

• Britain

• Japan

• Prussia

• France

From which country was the first naval training mission to Meiji Japan arriving in 1873?

• Britain

• France

• Prussia

• Russia

Which leaders of Choshu and Satsuma initially dominated the Meiji government?

• Mori Arinori and Yamagata Aritomo

• Saigo Takamori and Kido Koin

• Saigo Takamori and Yamagata Aritomo

• Kido Koin and Mori Arinori

What replaced the old Domain system in governing Japan?

• Counties

• Provinces

• Regions

• Prefectures