Imperialism in Japan

Com. ___________ from the U.S. Navy forced the shogun to surrender to a trade treaty.  

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Matthew Perry

• Thomas Jefferson

• Bill Clinton

Why did the leaders of Japan want a "closed-door" policy?

• They feared foreigners

• They didn't like foreigners

• To preserve the Japanese way of life

• To preserve the shogunate way of life

What country forced Japan to open up it's ports in 1853

• U.S. 

• Russia

• China 

• Korea

Negotiations between the shôgun and Commodore Perry led to the signing of the Treaty of _________________________________ .

• Tokugawa

• Seppuku

• Kanagawa

• Meiji

Under who's leadership did Japan begin to modernize it's country?

• Emperor Meiji

• Shogun Tokugawa

• Emperor Herohito

• Shogun Tiki

Following the western model, what was Japan able to do quickly?

• covert to Christianity

• keep to the old ways of doing things

• industrialize and begin imperial conquests

Why did Japan choose to invade China?

• Culture

• Manpower

• To impress the West

• Resources

What was a primary motivation for Japan's imperial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• A) Desire for cultural exchange

• B) Need for natural resources

• C) Expansion of democratic ideals

• D) Spread of Buddhism

Which war marked Japan's emergence as a major imperial power in Asia?

• A) Russo-Japanese War

• B) Sino-Japanese War

• C) World War I

• D) Korean War

What was the significance of the Meiji Restoration in the context of Japanese imperialism?

• A) It led to the isolation of Japan

• B) It marked the end of the samurai class

• C) It initiated Japan's industrialization and imperial expansion

• D) It resulted in Japan's colonization by Western powers