24.2 Japan's Modernization

What model did Japan follow to expand its foreign influence during the modernization period?

• Eastern powers

• Western powers

• African powers

• Middle Eastern powers

What was the Treaty of Kanagawa?

• A trade agreement between Japan and China

• A peace treaty between Japan and Korea

• An agreement that opened two Japanese ports to U.S. ships

• A military alliance between Japan and Russia

Who was the young emperor that symbolized Japan's sense of pride and nationalism during the Meiji Era?

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Mutsuhito

• Hirohito

• Akihito

What did the Japanese admire about Germany during the Meiji Reform and Modernization?

• Its artistic achievements

• Its strong centralized government

• Its agricultural techniques

• Its religious practices

What system of education did Japan adopt to increase literacy in the country?

• American system of universal public education

• British private school system

• German technical education system

• French classical education system

By what year did Japan have more than 7,000 miles of railroad?

• 1914

• 1872

• 1900

• 1920

Which Japanese artist influenced French impressionist painters?

• Kitagawa Utamaro

• Hokusai Katsushika

• Yayoi Kusama

• Takashi Murakami

What was one of the political effects of Japan's modernization and industrialization?

• Creation of a strong sense of nationalism

• Decline in military power

• Isolation from Western countries

• Decrease in literacy rates

How did Otto von Bismarck unify Germany, according to the text?

• Through "blood and iron"

• By peaceful negotiations

• Through economic reforms

• By cultural assimilation

What was a common challenge faced by both England and Japan during industrialization?

• Lack of natural resources

• Pollution and dependence on natural resources

• Overpopulation in rural areas

• Lack of communication