General
The collapse of the shogunate and reinstatement of the emperor is called the "______ ________"
Meiji Restoration
True or false: Japan studied and imitated the West for its economic reforms
True.
"Japan's leaders studied and imitated Western economies, borrowing ideas as they saw fit."
The modernization of Japan took place in what time period? (Must be in the correct decade)
1867-1937
What happened in 1894-95 that gave Japan more power in the region?
Sino-Japanese War over Korea. Japan is victorious and also gets Taiwan.
Name three areas that saw major reforms in this period
Politics, economics, infrastructure, transport, agriculture, culture, social order, education
Name two specific political reforms
New constitution, caste hierarchy disbanded, attempts at balance of power between elites, promoting of "family state" where emperor is patriarch.
True or false: In it's pursuit of modernization, Japan was trying to achieve equality with the West
True.
"The new leaders believed that to achieve equality with the West, Japan had to pursue and aggresive foreign policy, and for this it needed a viable and modern military capability, backed up by a modern industrial sector."
True or false: one reform was to make education mandatory
True.
What were the names of the three emperors who ruled under the new constitution?
Meiji: 1867-1912 First after shogun, came into power as a kid
Taisho: 1912-26 Mentally impaired, no lasting impact
Showa: 1926-1989 Took over from his father
What is Manchukuo and why is it important?
A puppet state of Japan established in the fought-over territory of Manchuria. The establishment of this state sent China to war with Japan in 1937.