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The end of the Japanese Shogunate period

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Japan's relationship with the outside world became strained during the Tokugawa shogunate because...

a)

The Shogun wanted to keep the weapons being traded for himself.

b)

The Shogun feared the influence of the West would corrupt Japan.

c)

The Shogun was worried the Daimyo would want to move to another country to live.

d)

The weapons being traded were making the Samurai too powerful.

2.

Before entry to Japanese ports was permitted, armed merchant ships needed to have...

a)

Proof that they were not trading weapons

b)

A letter from the Shogun giving them permission to trade

c)

10 Samurai on board to keep the crew safe

d)

A red-sealed permit, to guarantee protection and to prove they were not pirates.

3.

Tokugawa Ieyasu saw Christianity as a threat to the stability of the Shogunate because

a)

He did not want to convert to Christianity himself

b)

He did not like the Portuguese and Spanish missionaries

c)

Christianity asked for loyalty and obedience to a foreign power - the Pope

d)

The religion strictly limited mixing between different social classes

4.

The policy of 'sakoku' or 'locked country' was an attempt by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu to put a stop to...

a)

Western influences such as religion, philosophy and technology

b)

Access to foods of other Asian cultures

c)

News about the Pope and Christianity

d)

War which had raged out of control for many years

5.

The black ships commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry were mistaken by the Japanese as...

a)

Submarines, seeking to invade Japan

b)

Pirate ships, coming to steal treasure

c)

Giant dragons, puffing smoke

d)

A curse, likely to spread disease

6.

What did the Americans want from the treaty with Japan known as the Convention of Kanagawa?

a)

A safe place for ship-wrecked sailors

b)

Protection in the seas

c)

The opening of trade between America and Japan

d)

The ability to tax Japan

7.

Who was overthrown in the Meiji Restoration

a)

The Emperor

b)

The Shogun

c)

The King

d)

The Samurai

8.

The final Shogunate in Japan was the

a)

Kamakura Shogunate

b)

Ashikaga Shogunate

c)

Tokugawa Shogunate

d)

Minamoto Shogunate

9.

on 8 July 1853, four black ships commanded by ? of the United States Navy anchored at Edo Bay

a)

Commodore Matthew Perry

b)

Commodore David Schwimmer

c)

Commodore Tokugawa Iemitsu

d)

Commodore Matthew LeBlanc

10.

In 1867 Shogun Tokugawa Yoshonobu handed back power to Emperor...

a)

Meiji

b)

Ieyasu

c)

Tokugawa

d)

Minamoto

11.

How long did the isolation policy of Sakoku last?

a)

200 years

b)

100 years

c)

300 years

d)

150 years

12.

One effect of industrialisation on Meiji Japan was that it

a)

strengthened the power of the Shogunate

b)

decreased the level of pollution

c)

modernised transportation

d)

increased the demand for coal

13.

One reason for Japan's rapid industrialisation during the Meiji Restoration was that Japan had

a)

rejected Western ideas

b)

used its access to the sea for fishing

c)

relied on traditional isolationist policies

d)

reformed its political and economic systems

14.

Which action in Japanese history occurred during the Meiji Restoration?

a)

Japan modernised its economy

b)

The Japanese government adopted an isolationist policy

c)

Mongols invaded the islands of Japan

d)

Buddhism became the official religion of Japan

15.

A new constitution was written under the guidance of

a)

Prince Ito Minamoto

b)

Prince Ito Nobunaga

c)

Prince Ito Iemitsu

d)

Prince Ito Hirubumi