Westernization
Japanese people who wanted to stay in their original culture
What are conservatives (conflict between the many people open to change)?
The changes with the imperial court
What are: carpet is rolled and the emperor would greet Western diplomats and offered European food?
The new motto to slowing down westernization
What is "Western Science, Japanese essence"?
The commonalities Meiji noticed in Western nations
What are colonies, military, strong and independant?
What Japanese people wanted with Industrialization?
What is wanted to have useful things only (were not pleased with slow industrialization and Japan focused on military not society)?
The change in villiges and towns
What are village constitutions made by poor farmers based on western polotics?
The usual western attire
What are pants, suits, short hair, facial hair and western uniforms?
Reason to slowing down Westernization
What are people are proud of original traditions, and people were ashamed (lives altered by Western practices)?
The steps taken to strengthen Japan's military
What is acquiring territory in Asia (influence) and protect themselves from Russia and China?
End of an era in 1912
What is the death of emperor Meiji, and the end of the Meiji era, with Meiji's wife and generals committing Junshi?
The reasons Meiji wanted to westernise
What are become more stronger, compete with western powers and show the world Japan is civilized (motto was "Civilization and enlightenment")?
The Dry Cry Pavilion
A building with European architect, buffet food, cigars, card games, pool, and French & German music?
Changes after slowing down westernization
What are: Shintoism official religion, loyalty to leaders and constitutional government (western elements to Japanese culture)?
The conception law of 1873
What is all males must serve in the military for 3 years and reserve duty for 4 more years, allowing Japan to take over small island territories?
Japan in World War 2
The traditions that were outlawed because it was not tolerable by western people.
What are loincloth (kimonos) changed to shirts and tunics, in 1872 tattoos being banned (even for Ainu) and public baths closed?
The houses during westernization
What is every home would have a "western room" with mirrors, armchairs, windows in sliding doors, carpet on straw floor and cutlery?
The reason why political parties were discouraged
What is groups having different perspectives and values did not fit in the Japanese worldview?
Sino-Japanese war
What is war between Japan and China, Japan fearing that Japan will fall with China, so Japan beated China quickly, signed treaties, claiming Chinese and Korean territory (forced to give Liaotung to Russia). Japan fears the interverence of France and Germany?
Japan post WW2
What is Japan rebounding, focusing on education, improving in western ideas, respected country and central ethnic (work hard, sacrifice for the greater good of society)?
The first cities to be westernized and their changes.
What are port cities in 1871, which introduced, foreign newspapers and magazines placed in public reading rooms and encouraged citizens to adapt the changes?
Backlash against Westernization
What is people thinking Japan moved too far into western culture, mocked by Americans and Europeans, west not changing terms to unequal treaties and the Dry Cry Pavilion closed?
A constitutional governemen in Japan
What is a strong central government with citizens granted freedom (not for long) and imperial Gov't(House of peers and House of Representatives)?
The Russo-Japanese War
What is war between Japan and Russia (Russian revolution weakened Russia), in response to western interference, Japan attacked ships in Port Arthur (Liaotung). Ends in peace negotiations (Japan takes Korea and is an Imperial Power)?
Japan's social customs today
What is a distinct society formed by values, attitudes, traditions, history and Geography (first names not used unless close friends or by an elder and PDA is uncommon)?