IMPERIALISM IN JAPAN

1. IMPERIALISMIN JAPAN

2. Essential Question: What was the impact of Western imperialism on Japan?

3. Nationalism can be described as ___. • stronger nations taking over weaker nations • using logic and reason to solve problems • belief that superior races must “civilize” inferior races • desire of ethnic groups to have their own countries #1

4. The economic systems of socialism and communism both share this belief: • free enterprise and desire for profits • ”laissez faire” economics • minimal government involvement in business and the economy • strive for equality in society #2

5. A SIMILARITY between the Sepoy Mutiny in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China is that • both started communist governments • both put a king in power • both opposed foreign colonizers • both ended the rule of a dynasty #3

6. Which statement would a Social Darwinist most likely support? • “Stronger people have the right to rule over weaker people.” • “Public education should be given to everyone.” • “Equality in society makes a country stronger.” • “Freedom of speech is a basic human right.” #4

7. The discoveries of this missionary and explorer caused a great deal of European interest in Africa. • Cecil Rhodes • Leopold II • Henry Stanley • Dr. David Livingstone #5

8. Nationalism can be described as ___. • stronger nations taking over weaker nations • using logic and reason to solve problems • belief that superior races must “civilize” inferior races • desire of ethnic groups to have their own countries #1 ANSWER: D

9. The economic systems of socialism and communism both share this belief: • free enterprise and desire for profits • ”laissez faire” economics • minimal government involvement in business and the economy • strive for equality in society #2 ANSWER: D

10. A SIMILARITY between the Sepoy Mutiny in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China is that • both started communist governments • both put a king in power • both opposed foreign colonizers • both ended the rule of a dynasty #3 ANSWER: C

11. Which statement would a Social Darwinist most likely support? • “Stronger people have the right to rule over weaker people.” • “Public education should be given to everyone.” • “Equality in society makes a country stronger.” • “Freedom of speech is a basic human right.” #4 ANSWER: A

12. The discoveries of this missionary and explorer caused a great deal of European interest in Africa. • Cecil Rhodes • Leopold II • Henry Stanley • Dr. David Livingstone #5 ANSWER: D

13. Western imperialism in Asia dramatically changed Japan

15. Title Ancient Japan was a territory divided by clans that borrowed ideas from China: Buddhism, emperors, writing, and architecture • Text

16. By the mid 11th century, Japanese feudalism began Emperor had little power Japan was ruled by regional landowners called daimyo Daimyo were served by loyal warriors called samurai

17. From 1192 to 1867, Japan was ruled by military dictators called shoguns From 1560 to 1600, three powerful shoguns unified Japan Tokugawa Ieyasu unified Japan in 1600 and created a strong line of succession called the Tokugawa Shogunate that ruled Japan until 1867 Toyotomi Hideyoshi Oda Nobunaga Tokugawa Ieyasu

18. European merchants and missionaries first arrived in Japanin the mid-1500s Japanese shoguns enjoyed trade with Europeans and were fascinated by their military and technologies

19. But the rapid conversion of Japanese to Christianity worried Tokugawa, who banned Christianity in 1619

20. To protect Japan from European influences, Tokugawa Shogunate banned all foreign merchants and missionaries

21. By 1639, Japan adopted a “closed country policy” and Japan entered an era of isolation that lasted for 200 years

22. Nagasaki Bay Deshima Dutch Ships During this era of isolation, the Japanese allowed one port at Deshima in Nagasaki Bay to remain open but only to Dutch and Chinese merchants

23. The Japanese did more than trade with the Dutch, they also learned from them about new Western ideas

24. Steam engine, 1845 Railroad, 1845 These “Dutch studies” helped Japan learn about some of the new scientific and industrial technologies in Europe

25. Steamboat, 1845 Electric battery, 1840 These “Dutch studies” helped Japan learn about some of the new scientific and industrial technologies in Europe

26. Microscope, 1787 Anatomy book, 1774 These “Dutch studies” helped Japan learn about some of the new scientific and industrial technologies in Europe

27. From 1640 to 1853, Japan was isolated while the rest of Asia became imperialized by Western powers

28. In the early 1800s, Britain, France, Russia, and USA tried to negotiate trade rights in Japan The Japanese repeatedly refused Western trade

29. In 1853, U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Tokyo Harbor with four well-armed steamships; he demanded that the Japanese trade with the USA Critical Thinking Decision #1: The Arrival of Americans in 1853 Japan’s Response: C

30. AMERICAN SHIPS and JAPANESE BOATS “Hey, Japan. Trade with us… or else!”

31. Japanese officials realized they were overmatched by U.S. naval ships

32. When Matthew Perry returned in 1854, Japanese officials signed the Treaty of Kanagawa which opened two ports to American merchants

33. After the United States opened the door to Japanese trade in 1854, other Western powers entered Japan

34. By 1860, England, France, the Dutch, Russia, and the USA all had unequal trade treaties and extraterritorial rights in Japan

35. Japanese were angry that the shogun had given in to foreigners’ demands and feared Japan would become as powerless as China • Text

36. In 1867, the Tokugawa shogun stepped down, which brought an end to 600 years of military dictatorship

37. Emperor Mutsuhito took control of the government and took the title “Meiji” (“enlightened ruler”) Japan’s Response: B Critical Thinking Decision #2: The Meiji Restoration

38. The Meiji emperor realized the best way to end Western influence was to modernize Japan sent diplomats to Europe and America to study Western ways and adapt them to their own country

39. Japan admired Germany’sgovernment and used it as a model to create a new constitution and parliament

40. Japanese leaders eagerly supported industrialization and began building modern factories…

41. …railroads, steamships, and steel bridges

42. …railroads, steamships, and steel bridges

43. …railroads, steamships, and steel bridges

44. Japan built a modern military by modeling their army after the Germans and their navy after the British

45. Japan built a modern military by modeling their army after the Germans and their navy after the British

46. Japan built a modern military by modeling their army after the Germans and their navy after the British

47. Title Japanese officials reformed education using models from German, America, and French public schools

48. Western fashions became popular in Japan

49. Western fashions became popular in Japan

50. Western fashions became popular in Japan