the end of isolation
the Americans
who can to Japan?
what did Japan do to become more modernized
need technology
what is westernization
japan set up programs
what did people see treaties as
proof that the shogun was weak
Gohan
cooked rice or a meal
what is treaty
an agreement between two different nations on a document
what was the way of governing in japan
what is feudal hierarchy
what was the attitude towards education
Japanese people wanted people to know about the new ideas and to be educated well
who were the shogun and emperor
he signed the treaty with Americans
shogun
a Japanese military ruler in Edo Japan
opium war
what was the war between China and Britain
what did Japanese leaders want
to be more democratic
what was their reason to change the education system
the western people were brought to Japan to show their advances
where did people get new ideas from
the Americans
isolation
when someone ora group is separated or cutoff by geography or barriers
what is the treaty of Kanagawa?
Perry wanted the Japanese to sign this treaty
what is getting rid of the feudal hierarchy
samurai would have to become more powerful and were allowed to get jobs now. The daimyo was told to give up their land.
Japanese government told the men that if they were to join the military that they're allowed to have weapons
what is their education
why was there chaos in Japan
some agreed with the shogun and some didn't which created chaos and disagreements
oligarchy
an unelected group of powerful leaders
who is perry
he arrived to expand the united states as an independent country
why was the court moved to Tokyo
to have a more obvious connection with the government
did the Japanese use western ways
leaders found out that they had to adjust to the western ways to fit into the Japanese way of life
who were the Japanese citizens
the people wanted to move away from the traditional ways and westernize
Meiji
Japanese word meaning enlighted rule