Traditions
What is junshi?
Ritual suicide
What major event happened in 1912?
Emperor Meiji died
What place did Japan bomb in 1941?
Pearl Harbor
What is conscription?
Mandatory military service
What are Japan’s two major exports?
Cars and electronics
Why did one commit junshi?
After the death of one’s lord
What was made the official religion of Japan during the Meiji period?
Shintoism
What was Japan forced to sign when Matthew Perry arrived?
Unequal treaties
Backlash
A hostile reaction to change
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
(formerly named Edo)
Conservatives in Japan believed that Westernization was too….
Fast, excessive, ignoring Japanese traditions
What did Japanese people of the Meiji period have in their house that they decorated with mirrors, armchairs, and cutlery?
A western room
Where did Japan invade in the 1930s?
China
What is an imperial diet?
highest representative assembly in an empire (a government)
Japan has low _____ rates and _____ rates.
Crime and unemployment
What motto fits with those that were concerned about the rapid pace of Westernization?
Western science, Japanese essence
What new hairstyle did Japanese men adopt?
Short hair and facial hair
What countries changed Japan’s peace treaty? Why?
What ended the Japanese involvement in WW2?
What is a constitution?
An outline of how the government of a country works and will run.
What helped Japan to recover quickly after the war?
Their ability to learn from others, and adapt and improve upon what they learned.
How did clothing change during the Meiji period?
(list at least 3 things)
-Western style military uniform
-no more tattoos
-facial hair
-dresses
-pants instead of kimonos
-no more top knot
What three things did Meiji notice about powerful Western countries?
Unified religion
Colonies
Strong military
What ended the Japanese involvement in WW2?
The bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What is indemnity? Give an example from the chapter.
Indemnity is repayment for losses during war. China had to pay indemnity to Japan after the first Sino-Japanese war.
What was the goal in Japan in the 60s
A car, a colour TV and an air conditioner in every home