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Worksheets26.3 The Rise of Modern Japan
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
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(Hint: Its name has FIVE letters.)
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[p1] What had been the Japanese policy toward foreigners under the Tokugawa shogunate?
TWO of these are correct.
Isolationist
Only Dutch & Chinese merchants could visit, & only at Nagasaki, one day per year.
Imperialist
War-like
[p1] How did the United States convince the Tokugawa shogunate to make concessions & open trade to American merchants?
Commodore Perry's warships created military pressure (i.e. do it or we'll blast you)
President Fillmore promised financial kickbacks to the shogun & his officials (bribes)
Christian missionaries preached the truth of the Bible, convincing the emperor to become a Catholic Christian.
[p1] "Resistance to opening foreign relations was especially strong among..." In 1868 the ___________________ ended shogun rule in Japan.
Sat-Cho alliance of samurai
US Navy under Commodore Perry
Dutch fur-traders
Tokugawa
[p2] The ___________________ was a period of modernization in Japan, and began during the reign of Emperor Mutsuhito.
Meiji Restoration
Tokugawa Shogunate
Sat-Cho Alliance
[p2] Who really controlled the Meiji ruler?
The emperor made his own decisions
The Sat-Cho samurai leaders
The shogunate
Western advisors
[p2] The feudal lords were named governors of the territories called ______________.
Prefectures
Concessions
Subsidies
Provinces
[p2] Although the new Meiji Constitution gave most authority to the executive branch (in theory to the emperor), in practice most of the power resided with...
the emperor.
the legislative branch.
the Meiji leaders.
the shogun.
[p3] The Meiji leaders reformed land ownership & taxes. Why were the new taxes "a burden for farmers"?
The taxes were higher than their old rent payments.
The taxes were the same every year regardless of the harvest quality.
The taxes were imposed harshly, with non-payers punished with death.
[p3] What was unique about the industrial development of Japan during the Meiji period?
Government & private business were in close relationships, with the government giving subsidies to help industries.
The Meiji government collected a tax on farmland in Japan, which was a burden to farmers, especially in bad harvest years.
The government seized & controlled all land & property, charging rents to farmers & hoarding the wealth.
[p3] What country did the Meiji leaders copy for reforming Japan's educational system,bringing in foreign specialists to teach?
Germany
United States
China
Russia
[p3] How were women limited in Meiji Japan?
THREE of these are correct.
By the "three obediences"
They could not divorce their husbands
They did not share in inheritance rights
They were forced to work outside the home
They had equal voting rights with the men
[p4] What traditional values were retained by Japanese society & were still taught in schools?
Loyalty to family & community
Natural rights (life, liberty, & property)
Christianity
Agriculture
[p4] What islands were the first to be claimed by Japan as it began its imperialist expansion?
Korea
Ryukyu
Taiwan
Hawaii
[p4] In the treaty ending Japan & China's 1894 war, China...
Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.
recognized Korea's independence (under Japanese influence)
ceded Taiwan to Japan
ceded the Liaodong peninsula (w/ Port Arthur) to Japan
made a Japanese prince the new Emperor of China
agreed to join Japan's war against Russia
[p4] The 1904-1905 war between Russia & Japan resulted in...
Russian control of Korea.
a humiliating defeat for Russia.
greater respect for Russia around the world.
more Japanese immigration into the United States.
[p5] President Teddy Roosevelt's 1907 "gentleman's agreement"...
essentially stopped Japanese immigration to the U.S.
arranged for Japanese warships to dock & buy supplies at Pearl Harbor.
respected Japanese sovereignty in Korea.
established free trade relations between the U.S. & Japan.
[p5] Which aspect of Japanese culture was greatly influenced by Western culture?
Japanese military strategy
Japanese cooking
Japanese literature
Japanese music
[p5] Which aspect of Japanese culture influenced Western culture in the late 1800s?
Japanese military strategy
Japanese arts & crafts
Japanese literature
Japanese social customs
[Review] What aspects of Japan's society CHANGED during the Meiji Restoration?
Select FOUR from this list.
Its government arrangement
Its education system
Its military technology
Its economic system
Its religion
