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Japan Modernizes

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JAPAN MODERNIZES

SOFIA COLEMAN // PERIOD 6
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1603

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  • Shogun - a Japanese title for military commanders.
  • Daimyo - one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun.
  • Samurai - member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
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1853

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MATTHEW PERRY

  • Commodore of the United States Navy.
  • Leading role in the opening of Japan to the West.
  • Was considered "The Father of the Steam Navy".
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Foreign Pressure - controlling several different nations.

Japanese Reaction - upset.

Treaty of Kanagawa - opened Japanese ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to United States trade.

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1867

SAMURAI REVOLT: DISAFFECTED SAMURAI AGAINST NEW IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.
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Mutsuhito - emperor Meiji.
Meiji - 122nd emperor (1867 - 1912)
Edo - former name of Tokyo.

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1868 - 1912

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Meiji Restoration - events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan.
Motto - "A rich country, a strong military."

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1889

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Meiji Transformation - they became more modern.
Zaibatsu - large Japanese business conglomerate.

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1894

SINO-JAPANESE WAR: WAR BETWEEN QING DYNASTY AND MEIJI JAPAN OVER CONTROL OF KOREA.
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1904

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR: RUSSIA VS. JAPAN OVER MANCHURIA AND KOREA.
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Treaty of Portsmouth - ended the Russo-Japanese War, signed on September 5, 1905.

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1905-1940

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Japanese took control over Korea.
March First Movement - occurred on March 1, 1919. "Three-One Movement"

Sofia Coleman