midterm q2

What was the Tokugawa Shogunate's policy towards foreigners and foreign trade?

• Open to all foreigners and trade

• Closed to all foreigners and foreign trade

• Encouraged Western ideas

• Promoted international alliances

Who used the threat of naval force to "open" Japan in 1853?

• Admiral Nelson

• Commodore Matthew Perry

• General MacArthur

• Captain Cook

What happened to the Shogunate during the Meiji Restoration?

• It expanded its power

• It collapsed

• It allied with China

• It became a democracy

Who was the ruler during the Meiji Restoration?

• Emperor Hirohito

• Emperor Meiji

• Emperor Akihito

• Emperor Taisho

What did the Meiji Emperor adopt from the West?

• Traditional farming techniques

• Western technology, education, banking system, and military tactics

• Eastern philosophies

• Isolationist policies

Which nation was the first non-Western nation to successfully adopt Western ways?

• China

• India

• Japan

• Korea

What was one result of Japan's industrialization after the Meiji Restoration?

• Decreased need for raw materials

• Intensified need for raw materials and markets

• Isolation from global trade

• Decline in military power

What was significant about the Russo-Japanese War?

• First time a European power defeated an Asian nation

• First time an Asian power defeated a European nation

• First use of nuclear weapons

• First war fought entirely at sea

What reward did Japan receive for its participation in World War I?

• Several former German colonies

• Control over the Suez Canal

• Independence from Western powers

• Economic sanctions

What event marked Japan's start of its takeover of China?

• First Sino-Japanese War

• Second Sino-Japanese War

• Boxer Rebellion

• Opium Wars