Chapter 15: Contact and Change
In Meiji Japan
Name:
World View Inquiry:
?
In the event on page 327 of your text book,
describe what took place, include who the main
characters were, when and where it happened, and why it was considered to
be significant (5 marks).
The End of Isolation - What
motivated Japan’s decision to
Pressure From the Outside – When
arrived on
end its
?
14th
where did he land?
many ships did he have?
How many men?
How
How many guns?
What did he present to the Japanese and what did it say?(2 marks)
When did Perry return to Japan, and what did he have with him? (2 marks)
Perry presented the Japanese with a treaty, called the
what was it demanding?
of
What was the Japanese Response to Commodore Perry?
Why did they respond the way that they did?
Pressures From Within – What internal issues were the
Japanese having to deal with at the time of Perry’s arrival?
Commodore Perry
1.
2.
Disorder and Civil War – Many people saw the treaties as proof that the
shogun was weak. What three things happened?
1.
2.
3.
In 1868, what was the result?
1.
2.
3.
A Changing Order
To what extent did the changes made during the Meiji
Restoration affect the
of the Japanese citizens?
What was the original name of the Japanese prince who
would become the Emperor?
When he became emperor, what did he change his name
to?
The three year period that started in 1867
became known as the
Why was it called this?
The Emperor’s reign lasted until his death in
known as the
and this period became
period. What does this term mean?
What three factors during the Edo period contributed to the changes in
Japanese society at this time? (3 marks
1.
2.
3.
New Ideas About Government – The
also known as an
took control of the government in the emperor’s
and
to
group of powerful leaders,
the country. They realized that Japan would have
in order to keep the
had already happened in
from taking
as
.
What were the two main goals of reform in governing?
1.
2.
The Meiji leaders began their transformation by
to the Japanese
court from
of
their allegiance
. They started by moving the imperial
to
which was the new name for the capital city
. This put the emperor and the
Losing Power – While the power of the emperor was
in the same
the Meiji
leaders were reducing the power held by the Daimyo. They did this by:
1.
2.
From here on, only the
allowed to collect
would be
.
.
Opportunities for the Common People
 Commoners were given new
.
 Commoners were allowed to
where they would
 Commoners could decide what
.
they would
.
 Commoners were allowed to have a
 Old
.
about
where no longer enforced.
 Peasants were made the
 It became
of their
.
to discriminate against the
.
Education Reform – The Meiji leaders wanted to make the Japanese education
system that was based on
for the
make a
and
values and centred on developing
. They believed that educated individuals would
country.
In Japan, life did not change much for many. Explain what this meant for the
following segments of Japanese society.
 Traditional family –
 Commoners –
 Rural Peasants –
 Many People -
Industrialization in Japan - What characteristics of Japanese
allowed for successful rapid
?
In the mid-1700s an era known as the
began.
There were dramatic changes in how goods were
in the West.
Machines were invented that could do work more
and
.
Factories were built and many workers were employed to produce large
amounts of
. Transportation and communication were
by machines. While this “Revolution” took place over a period of a
years in the rest of the world, it occurred in Japan over a much
time period.
Borrowing Technology – What kinds of technology did Commodore Perry bring
to the Japanese?(2 marks)
&
What types of things did the Americans like that the Japanese were
producing?
,
,
The government began to gather new ideas for around the world about
technology, how did they do this?
1.
2.
Borrowing Economic Ideas – In Japan large, essential
planned, built, and
prosperous they would be
for by the
at low prices to large
were
. Once they were
firms.