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Meiji Restoration
Who were the people competing for power in decentralized Japan (1500s)?
Feudal Lords (Daimyo)
What religion did the Tokugawa Shogunate ban in Japan
Christianity
What was one of the social classes under Tokugawa rule?
Samurai, Warriors, Artisans, farmers and merchants
What two things are vital to the development of a modern economy?
Transportation and communication
What was the name of the government ended by the Meiji Restoration?
Tokugawa Shogunate
Who controlled Japan from a fortress in 1600, forming a new government?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
What was the name of the act that cut Japan off from Western nations for 200 years?
The Act of Seclusion
What was the role of Samurai?
To govern through civil means rather than through military force
By the 1870s, what inventions did Japan introduce that helped develop a modern economy?
Steamships, railways, and a telegraph system
The Meiji Restoration brought Japan back to what kind of rule?
Imperial rule
What title was given to Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603?
First shogun
How many Christians were in Japan in the beginning of the Tokugawa period?
300,000
Who gave orders to the samurai from his military house?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
What countries inspired Meiji Japan's architecture, clothing, and technology?
Western countries (Great Britain, United States, France)
Who was the ruler after the Tokugawa shogunate ended?
Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito)
What did the beginning of the Tokugawa Shogunate focus on after a century of warfare?
Reestablishing order in social, political and international affairs
What forced Christians in Japan to go underground and hide?
Christian rebellion on the Shimabara Peninsula
What religion were samurai supposed to follow?
Confucianism
What are the five powers?
Great Britain, the United States, France, Japan, and Italy