Vocabulary
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What is constitutional government?
A government in which operation is controlled by a set of rules
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What kind of the government did the new Meiji leaders want?
A strong and centralized government
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Why did the samurai fight with the young leaders?
To take over the tokugawa rule
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What did the government want from the population?
Truth and loyalty to the emperor and not the daimyo
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Why did japan think they were stronger than any other nation?

Japan though that they were stronger than any other nation in the world because of the technology that they had and the resources.

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What is prefecture?
An administrative district in Japan, somewhat like a large country
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Where did Emperor Meiji move?
He moved into the shoguns castle
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What was the name of the samurai rules that were put in place?

Return of the Register

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What happened with the feudal class system for 100 years?

It was soon abandoned letting people have a chance in ranking up

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What did citizens want after the constitution became a national issue?
A democracy
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What is liberal?
Favouring a relaxing of social traditions; favouring personal freedom
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What did the new Meiji leaders decide to prepare for?
A constitutional government 
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What did the young leaders realize after all the domains were abandoned?

That citizens didn’t have a symbol to develop nationalistic feelings.    


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Who did the citizens have to be loyal to?
The emperor and the state
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What did Japan consider themselves to be?
A world leader not a world follower
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What is conservative?
Averse to rapid change, favoring the status quo
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who had no more purpose after emperor Meiji moved in?

the shogun and bakufu

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What was the governments goal?

To recreate and build a new Japan in the economy world and traditional world

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What was the huge step in political change?
the government was allowing freedom
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Why did the call for a constitution become a national issue?
The Meiji leaders never agreed on which model to follow for the new constitution
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What is Dajokan?
The Japanese government structure implemented during the Meiji Period
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What are two or more things Japan decided to do to modernize the government?

1. Unify the territory of Japan

2. Look for a model of government that could adapt to Japanese needs

3. Change the social order 

4. Create a constitution 



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Why was it so confusing to build a new economy?

The oligarchy had disagreed to change. The liberal groups supported French and Americans Human rights. There were conservative groups that enjoyed having a tidy German model of government.

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How did the huge step in political change affect Japan?
It strengthened their national unity and helped them come together
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What are some of the reasons japan wanted to create a constitution?

1. Most strong European countries had constitutions. 

2. Western countries would regard Japan as a stronger nation if it had a Western-style constitution. 

3. A constitution would unify Japan.


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