Nation-State and Meiji Japan Quiz

What does a nation-state typically involve?

• Religious unity only

• A centralized government and cultural homogeneity

• Many small kingdoms

• Only a military government

Who famously called a nation 'the same people living in the same place'?

• Otto von Bismarck

• James Joyce

• John Green

• Leopold Bloom

Which empire began to fall apart due to nationalism in the 19th century?

• Roman Empire

• British Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• French Empire

What was the military government established by the Tokugawa family called?

• Meiji

• Shogunate

• Bakufu

• Diet

What foreign event alarmed the Tokugawa leadership?

• American Civil War

• China’s defeat in the Opium Wars

• Rise of the Roman Empire

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

Who forced Japan to open up to trade in 1853?

• Horatio Nelson

• James Cook

• Matthew Perry

• Commodore Nelson

When did the Meiji Restoration begin?

• 1853

• 1889

• 1873

• 1868

What symbolic role did the emperor play in Meiji Japan?

• Commander of the army

• Head of Parliament

• A figure of national pride

• Prime Minister

What type of government system was created in Meiji Japan?

• Theocracy

• Absolute monarchy

• Feudalism

• European-style cabinet

In what year was military conscription introduced in Japan?

• 1885

• 1857

• 1873

• 1868