1. November 14, 2016
Global II Agenda:
DO NOW: Multiple Choice Review
NOTES #18: How did imperialism affect Japan?

2. How did imperialism affect Japan? Notes #18

3. In 1854, a fleet of U.S. warships, commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry, arrived in Japan.

4. This arrival signaled the end of Japan’s policy of isolationism and resulted in the development of trade between Japan and Western nations.

5. In 1868, Emperor Meiji was restored to power in Japan, bringing change to Japan . . .

6. . . . in a period called the Meiji Restoration, which was a movement toward modernization in Japan.

7. This period was prompted in part by Japan’s fear that it would be colonized by Western nations.

8. In an attempt to modernize Japan, the leaders of the Meiji government studied Western institutions and technology.

9. The Meiji Restoration resulted in the modernization of Japan’s industry and military, which led to the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation . . .

10. . . . by the 1900s, as seen in its victories over China in the Sino-Japanese War (1894 – 1895) and Russia in the Russo-Japanese War (1904 – 1905).