key terms
liberal
Open to change and new ideas
This term describes a country or society that limits contact with other countries and cultures.
isolation
This country ended more than 200 years of isolation in the mid-1800s
japan
After ending isolation, Japan began trading with other countries and joining this global activity.
international trade
This island nation is located east of China and Korea.
Japan
Democracy
A government where citizens vote
A common reason governments choose isolation is to protect this from outside influence.
culture or traditions
This American naval officer arrived in Japan in 1853 with a fleet of ships and helped pressure Japan to open its ports.
Matthew Perry
Japan built railways, factories, and modern armies during this period of rapid change.
Meiji Restoration
This city is the capital of Japan.
Tokyo
Industrialization
Building factories and using machines for production
This is one disadvantage of isolation, as countries may miss out on new inventions and ideas.
slower technological progress
This treaty, signed in 1854, opened two Japanese ports to American ships.
Convention of Kanagawa
To learn modern ideas and technology, Japan sent many students and officials to these places.
Western countries
This mountain is Japan's highest peak and a national symbol.
Mount Fuji
Ratify
To officially approve something
This Asian country was known for a long period of isolation under the Tokugawa shogunate.
Japan
After isolation ended, Japan rapidly adopted new technology and ideas during this period of modernization.
Meiji Restoration
As Japan modernized, many people moved from farms to these areas to work in factories.
cities
These warriors served powerful lords and followed a code called bushido.
samurai
Dajokan
Japan’s new government council during the Meiji Era
The opposite of isolation, where countries exchange goods, ideas, and culture with one another.
globalization or international cooperation
One major benefit Japan gained by ending isolation was increased access to these two things from other countries.
new technology and international trade
After isolation ended, Japan combined ideas from other countries with its own traditions to become a modern nation.
modernization
Japan is made up of four main islands. Name one.
Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, or Shikoku