1. 10.1 Notes

2.  Objective- To understand how Japan became a modern Industrial power and how it turned to Imperialism  Standards-10.4.1 Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and colonialism  10.4.2 Describe the locations of colonial rule for nations such as England, …Japan…

3.  Shoguns- supreme military dictators who ruled Japan  Tokugawa- family of shoguns who ruled Japan  Restored feudalism  Closed Japan to foreigners  Stifled Japan’s economy and growth

4.  Why was there discontent in Tokugawa Japan?

5.  In 1853 U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry, sailed into Tokyo Bay with a letter from Pres. Fillmore demanding Japan open its ports to trade  Japan was forced to accept unequal treaties with the U.S  Discontent in Japan boiled over with foreign pressure

6.  Meiji Restoration- Japan overthrows the shogun and restores the emperor  Japan reorganized their government  Strong central government  Diet- Japanese legislature  Ended feudalism and special privilege for Samurai  Japan adapts Western technology and industrializes  Japan modernized with amazing speed

7.  How did Japan react to unequal treaties?

8.  Due to Japan’s industrialization it needed natural resources  Japan fought and won two wars Russo- Japanese and Sino-Japanese War  Japan won control of Korea and repressed the Koreans  This showed Japan as a world power  Japan was able to revoke the unequal treaties

9.  How did industrialization lead to imperialism for Japan?