Fill in blank
A. set up a modern banking system
B. built railroads
C. improved ports
D. organized a telegraph and postal system
E. all of the above
how did the constitution try to enforce equality
by ending legal distinction between the classes.
By the early _________Japan was the strongest power in Asia
who was Commodore Matthew Perry
he sailed into Tokyo bay to carry a letter to the president of the USA which demanded Japan to open its ports to trade
The emperor Mutsuhito issued the______
Meiji Constitution
A. oil
B. coal
C. gas
what was the The First Sino
a war between Japan and China
9 years after annexation there was a non-violent protest against the Japanese on ________
March 1st 1919
who was Mutsuhito
A. the crossroads of East Asia
B. the crossroads of West Asia
C. the crossroads of South Asia
D. the crossroads of North Asia
In the _______Korea would not let foreigners in
1600s
who would have to wait a very long time to gain their freedom back
The koreans
Japan ruled Korea for
A. 35 years
B. 45 years
C. 55 years
what is a tributary state
it is independent but acknowledges the supremacy of a stronger state
In _______American ships commanded by Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Tokyo bay to carry a letter to the president of the USA which demanded Japan to open its ports to trade
July 1853
9 years after annexation there was a non-violent protest against who on March 1st 1919
The only window on the world was through Nagasaki where the _____were allowed very limited trade
A. British
B. French
C. Dutch
B. Dutch
what was a major turning point in Japanese history
when the 15 year old Emperor began a long reign known as the Meiji restoration
Tokugawa had gained the office of Shogun which is the top military commander in ________
1603
who had defeated China in the Opium War