Tokugawa Era
The military dictator of feudal Japan
Shogun
The emperor restored to power in 1868
Emperor Meiji
The year the Meiji Constitution was promulgated.
1889
Went to war with this country in 1904.
This class lost its privileges and stipends under Meiji rule
Samurai
The Tokugawa capital city.
Edo
Commander of the Black Ships
The heimin were a group of people who flocked to city centres
Commoners
Japan modelled its navy after this European power.
Public education under Meiji aimed to produce this type of citizen.
Loyal to the emperor and Japan
Term for Japan’s policy of national isolation
Sakoku
A group of wealthy & influential figures, close advisors to the emperor
Genro
This industrial conglomerate system emerged during the Meiji period.
Zaibatsu
This mission studied Western government and education systems
Iwakura Mission
Expelling the barbarians and revering the emperor
Sonno-joi
Name the “unequal treaty” signed with the U.S. in 1854.
Treaty of Kanagawa
First American diplomat appointed to Japan
Townsend Harris
An important document that preceded the consitution
Charter Oath
This Western principle/style of government was embedded in Japan's constitution.
Constitutional/parliamentary government
From 1876, samurai were not allowed to carry...
Swords
Japan's final feudal emperor
Komei
Key constructor of the constitution
Ito Hirobumi
The 1873 law requiring all males to do this
Conscription
Countries such as the United States and later Russia enjoyed this special legal privilege in Japan
Extra-territoriality
This major 1877 rebellion was led by disaffected samurai.
Satsuma Rebellion