1. Aim: How did Japan change into an industrial and imperial power during the Meiji Period?
Do Now: According to this cartoon what changes are taking place in Japan during the Meiji period?
Ms. Perrenod

3. MEIJI: Japan Westernizes!
Modernization/ Matthew Perry
Ends Feudalism
Industrialized
Japan
Imperialism

4. The Meiji Restoration
Japanese period beginning in 1853 when Japan went from a non-industrial feudal nation to a modern, industrial and imperial power.

5. Causes of Meiji Period
Japanese saw that China was divided up into spheres of influence by the Western powers.
One Japanese visitor noted…
“The Chinese have become servants to the foreigners. Sovereignty may belong to China but in fact it's no more than a colony of Great Britain and France”.

6. China’s “Unequal Treaties”
After the Opium War of , Japan was convinced that it had to Open Up to the West.

7. American Intervention
Commodore Matthew Perry forces Japan to open it’s ports to American ships.

8. The Treaty of Kanagawa - 1854

9. Japan Changes
The Japanese overthrew the last Shogun and put their emperor in charge.
Japan ended it’s policy of isolationism.
Emperor Meiji’s government decided the only way to avoid China’s fate was to modernize through selective borrowing from the Western nations.
New slogan: Japanese Spirit; Western Technology!

10. The Rulers Set the Tone with Western Dress
Emperor Meiji Empress Haruko ( )

11. Changing Women’s Fashions The First “Miss Japan” (1908)
1900 Styles

12. Meiji Reforms Land Redistribution
Westernize the School System (Fr. & Ger.)
Abolition of the feudal system
Modern Banking System
Modernize the Army (Prussian)
Meiji Reforms
Written Constitution (Germans)
Build a Modern Navy (British)
Human Rights & Religious Freedom
Emperor Worship Intensified

13. When Japan Industrialized then Japan
Imperialized
Japan started a war with China and won. Japan started a war with Russia and won.
Japan took over Korea.

14. Soldiers on the Battlefield During the Sino-Japanese War
The Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the war.

15. Japan Is a Player in China

16. Japan Annexes Korea

17. The Russo-Japanese War: 1904-1905
The Battle of Tsushima: The results startled the world!

18. But, Japanese Power Would Grow . . .

19. Activity: Read pages 348 to 351 and answer the following questions
Why were many Japanese people becoming unhappy with their rulers in the nineteenth century?
Why did Commodore Perry visit Japan? What did he accomplish?
What changes did the powerful nobles bring to Japan
How did the new Japanese government hope to prevent the West from taking over Japan
Did this new government model itself after the Western democracies? Explain.

20. Correct Answer Number: 2
The arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853 signaled the end of Japanese
cultural contacts with the West
policies of isolationism
militarism in Southeast Asia
trade relations with the United States
Correct Answer Number: 2
Explanation: After Perry’s demonstration of American military prowess, Japan ceased to be isolated and began trading with the United States.

21. In Japan, the Meiji Restoration resulted in the
division of the nation between the European powers
modernization of the nation’s industry
abolition of the position of emperor
government being controlled by the samurai
Correct Answer Number: 2
Explanation: After being reinstated as the political leader of Japan after Commodore Perry’s visit in 1853, the Emperor Meiji feared that Japan would become a victim of Western imperialism as had happened to its neighbor China. Therefore, he set out on a program of rapid industrialization designed to put Japan on par with nations in the West.

22. A major goal of the Meiji government in Japan was to
isolate Japan from other nations
achieve political union with China
establish Japan as an industrial power
encourage colonization of Asia by Western nations
Correct Answer Number: 3
Explanation: After being reinstated as the political leader of Japan after Commodore Perry’s visit in 1853, the Emperor Meiji feared that Japan would become a victim of Western imperialism as had happened to its neighbor China. Therefore, he set out on a program of rapid industrialization designed to put Japan on par with nations in the West.

23. The modernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration resulted in
a return to a feudal system of government
the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation
an alliance between China, Korea, Russia, and Japan
a strengthening of Japan’s isolationist policies
Correct Answer Number: 2
Explanation: After industrialization, Japan became imperialistic. It began to seek colonies as a source for raw materials and new markets for its finished products. These colonies were taken through warfare. The two best examples of this policy are the Sino-Japanese War fought against China, and the Russo-Japanese War fought against Russia. Both ended with a Japanese victory and the acquisition of new territories.