Quiz on Japan's History

Japan had a feudal system, which was ruled by the _____, a powerful military leader.

• samurai

• daimyo

• shogun

• emperor

Who arrived to force Japan to sign unfair trade treaties (include his military rank)?

• Admiral Nelson

• Commodore Matthew Perry

• General MacArthur

• Captain Cook

What is the term used to describe the ability of a country to govern itself?

• autonomy

• independence

• sovereignty

• democracy

What was the name of the process in which Japan modernized their country?

• Industrial Revolution

• Meiji Restoration

• Cultural Revolution

• Renaissance

What country did Japan model their new government after?

• United States

• China

• Germany

• France

What was the name of the emperor in Japan?

• Hirohito

• Mutsuhito

• Akihito

• Yoshihito

Japan's society was organized in a _____ system before making radical changes such as industrialization.

• democratic

• feudal

• capitalist

• socialist

What territory did Japan gain after their victory in the Sino-Japanese war?

• Korea

• Taiwan

• Manchuria

• Hong Kong

What European country was defeated by Japan, shocking the world?

• France

• Germany

• Russia

• Britain

Japan had successfully transformed from an isolated feudal society to a rapidly ________nation with strong military and economic power, capable of standing up to Western nations...

• economy

• industrialized

• failing

• fuedal