Samurai, Bushidō & the Shogunate
Bushidō served as the moral code for this warrior elite.
Who were the samurai?
Sakoku policies were designed primarily to protect Japan from this type of foreign takeover.
What is colonization?
Many Japanese blamed the shogunate for signing agreements seen as humiliating or disadvantageous, known as these treaties.
What are unequal treaties?
Power returned to this emperor in 1868.
Who is Emperor Meiji?
Japan’s victory in this 1894–95 war marked its rise as a regional power.
What is the Sino-Japanese War?
The collapse of this political system ended centuries of samurai dominance and medieval class structure
What is the feudal system?
This belief justified U.S. overseas expansion.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Perry commanded a fleet of modern American ships known by this dramatic nickname in Japan.
What are the Black Ships?
Japan’s main goal: “Modernize to __________ the West.”
What is resist?
Japan shocked the world by defeating this European nation in 1905.
What is Russia?
Samurai lost their legal privileges after reforms during this major political transition. led by Emperor Meiji
What is the Meiji Restoration?
The opening of this country after the Opium Wars inspired the U.S. to approach Japan.
What is China?
Japan feared Perry’s ships largely because they were powered by this new technology.
What is steam power?
This parliamentary body was created under the 1889 constitution.
What is the Diet?
Japan completed its expansion in 1910 by formally annexing this nation.
What is Korea?
The fall of these military leaders led to the loss of samurai status.
What is the Tokugawa shogunate?
This U.S. leader led travel to Japan to end their 200 years of isolation
Who is Mathew Perry?
Many Japanese were stunned to see demonstrations of American goods and technology, including this communication device.
What is the telegraph?
Industrialization included new transportation systems such as these, which dramatically connected cities.
What are railroads?
Japan increased its influence in this region after defeating Russia.
What is Manchuria?
Japan’s policy meaning “closed country,” practiced from the 1600s–1800s.
What is sakoku?
The name of Tom Cruise's character in the "Last Samurai"
Who is Algren?
This treaty officially opened two Japanese ports to the U.S. for supplies and repairs.
What is the Treaty of Kanagawa?
Before the Meiji Restoration, One major value of Bushidō included unwavering loyalty to one’s ____________________.
Who is one’s or daimyo?
What year did WW2 Formally start?
1939