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History 89 Japan: the Meiji Restoration

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    Week 89 (Course 6, Week 14) World History, Wright Language Academy
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  • What was the Tokugawa Period?
    Wow, you really know your stuff! / Sorry, we were looking for...
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  • What major event in Japan's history occurred in 1853? Why was it so significant?
    Matthew Perry & the Gunships.
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  • What was the Choshu Rebellion?
    Choshu samurai unsuccessful rebellion against Shogun.
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  • What was the Boshin War?
    Successful Choshu & Satsuma alliance to restore Emperor’s authority & overthrow Tokugawa Shogunate.
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  • What is the Meiji Restoration? Why is it called that?
    Emperor Meiji restored to true power for first time in 250+ years in 1869.
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  • Who was not happy with the early Meiji reforms? What happened?
    Satsuma Samurai Rebellion 1877: samurai finally defeated
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  • What was the goal of the early Meiji reforms?
    They aimed to modernize, centralize, & Westernize Japan.
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  • What is imperialism? What caused Japan's imperialism?
    Empire building; strong, modern military, national identity & education.
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  • What wars did Imperialist Japan fight in the Long Nineteenth Century? What territory did they gain?
    First Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905; Ryuku Islands, Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria.
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  • How did Japan change during the Long Nineteenth Century?
    Totally industrialized, modernized, Westernized. Shogunate gives way to Emperor & Imperialism, etc.
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