MWH Module 5 Section #4 Bellwork

What was the Meiji Restoration?

• The period when Japan returned to isolationism

• A rebellion that sought to overthrow the emperor

• A time of rapid modernization and industrialization in Japan

• The expansion of Japan’s feudal system

Match each figure or event with its significance.

• Russo-Japanese War

• Marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power

• Satsuma Rebellion

• Ended Japan’s isolation by forcing trade relations with the U.S.

• Commodore Matthew Perry

• Period of modernization and industrialization in Japan

• Meiji Restoration

• Samurai resistance against modernization

Sort the following into Causes or Effects of the Meiji Restoration.

Groups:

(a) Causes

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(b) Effects

• Japan becomes an imperial power

• Desire to compete with Western powers

• Rapid industrialization and modernization

• Commodore Perry forces Japan to open trade

Arrange these key events in Japan’s modernization in chronological order.

• Commodore Perry arrives in Japan

• Japan wins the Russo-Japanese War

• Industrial and railroad expansion

• Meiji Restoration begins

• Japan annexes Korea

What was the main goal of the Meiji Restoration?

• To return to a traditional samurai-based government

• To adopt Western-style reforms in government, economy, and military

• To expand Japanese territory through diplomacy

• To establish a democratic system based on Chinese principles

Match each development with its effect.

• Western-style military reforms

• Enabled Japan to defeat major world powers

• Victory in the Russo-Japanese War

• Expanded Japan’s empire and control over East Asia

• Annexation of Korea

• Boosted Japan’s economy and trade

• Railroad and factory expansion

• Established Japan as a dominant power in Asia

How did Japan’s victory in the Russo-Japanese War impact its position in Asia?

• It strengthened Japan’s position as a major imperial power

• It weakened Japan’s influence and encouraged isolationism

• It led Japan to adopt a policy of non-expansion

• It caused Japan to fall under European control

Read the following excerpt and answer the question.

“Knowledge shall be sought throughout the world, and the foundations of imperial rule shall be strengthened. Evil customs of the past shall be abolished, and everything shall be based on the just laws of Nature.”

What is the main idea of this statement?

• Japan should remain isolated from world affairs

• Japan must return to its feudal traditions

• Japan should adopt Western knowledge and reforms

• The emperor is rejecting modernization

Match each war with its outcome.

• Sino-Japanese War

• Japan took full control over Korea

• World War I

• Japan defeated China and gained Taiwan

• Annexation of Korea

• Japan gained territories from Germany in the Pacific

• Russo-Japanese War

• Japan became the first Asian power to defeat a European nation

What conclusion can be drawn from the timeline of Japan from 1850 to 1910?

- 1853 - Commodore Perry of the United States ends Japanese isolation

- 1868 - Meiji Restoration

- 1870s - Japanese government develops manufacturing and railroad industries

- 1872 - Western dress enforced for government ceremonies

- 1905 - Japan wins the Russo-Japanese War

- 1910 - Japan annexed Korea

• Japan industrialized and became imperialistic

• Japan remained isolated from world affairs

• Japan rejected modernization and industrialization

• Japan focused only on internal economic reforms