Meiji Restoration

In which wars were the Chinese defeated by Britain in 1839 and 1856?

• Sino-Japanese War

• Russo-Japanese War

• Boxer Rebellion

• Opium Wars

• Taiping Rebellion

What gave Britain and other European powers a distinct advantage over the Chinese?

• Immense agricultural industries

• Strong sense of nationalism

• industrialization

• having a democratic government

Fro 1185-1868, who had the political power in Japan?

• The Daumyo

• The Emperor

• The Shogun

• The Samurai

What was a shogun?

• viewed only as" god on Earth" with no real power

• educated military class

• feudal landlords

• a military leader that held power as a hereditary dictator

The Daimyo were

• Military leaders

• feudal landlords who ruled their lands with the support of samurai

• supporters of foreign trade

• those who gave the shogunate their power to govern

How did the Tokugawa shogunate feel about European powers?

• Europeans were welcome in Japan

• Europeans were not trusted and not welcomed in Japan

• Europeans were valued for their technology

• European goods were welcomed in Japan

What was the purpose of Commodore Perry's presence of American warships in Tokyo harbor on JUly 8, 1853

• to force the Japanese to open ports to US trade

• to bring Christian missionaries into Japan

• to honor Japan's new emperor

• to acquire fuel for the ships

Who was the president of the US that sent Perry to open trade with Japan?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

• Millard Fillmore

• James Polk

What was the economic impact of Japan being forced to open trade with the West?

• It had a positive impact and grew the Japanese economy

• It destabilized the Japanese economy

• It provided more jobs for the people of Japan

• It had no impact on Japan's economy

Which group in Japan undermined the shogunate, effectively weakening it by attacking foreigners in Japanese ports and causing uprisings against the shogunate?

• The Daimyo

• US naval forces

• The Samurai

• The Emperor