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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.

• Commodore Matthew Perry

• Samurai resistance against modernization

• Russo-Japanese War

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

• Satsuma Rebellion

• Marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power

• Meiji Restoration

• Period of modernization and industrialization in Japan

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

Groups:

(a) Causes

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(b) Effects

• Commodore Perry forces Japan to open trade

• Japan becomes an imperial power

• Desire to compete with Western powers

• Rapid industrialization and modernization

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

• Meiji Restoration begins

• Industrial and railroad expansion

• Japan wins the Russo-Japanese War

• Japan annexes Korea

• Commodore Perry arrives in Japan

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.

• Victory in the Russo-Japanese War

• Boosted Japan’s economy and trade

• Railroad and factory expansion

• Enabled Japan to defeat major world powers

• Western-style military reforms

• Established Japan as a dominant power in Asia

• Annexation of Korea

• Expanded Japan’s empire and control over East 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 gained territories from Germany in the Pacific

• World War I

• Japan defeated China and gained Taiwan

• Annexation of Korea

• Japan took full control over Korea

• 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