Japan The Meji Era 1867 1912 Tokugawa Shogunate
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Japan: The Meji Era 1867 -1912
Tokugawa Shogunate (1603 -1868) • Isolationism: Japan cut itself off from foreigners (1635) • Feudalism: Shogun (military leader) and daimyo (lord) held power
Feudal Society in Japan Emperor Shogun Daimyo Samurai Peasants, merchants, artisans
The U. S. “Opens” Japan (1853) • Who comes first? Commodore Matthew Perry and American ships • Why? : – Ensure good treatment of shipwrecked sailors – trade – a place to re-supply and repair ships
In 1862, the Japanese emperor sent officials and scholars to study the situation in China. They learned Japan must adapt or be crushed. A Japanese recorded in his diary from Shanghai… “The Chinese have become servants to the foreigners. Sovereignty (freedom) may belong to China but in fact it's no more than a colony of Great Britain and France. ” So…what do YOU think the Japanese will do? !
The U. S. “Opens” Japan (1853) cont. • Treaty of Kanagawa: Japanese agree to open two ports to trade to U. S. in 1854 – Eventually Great Britain, Russia, and France gain similar trading rights
Meiji Restoration (1868 -1912) • Why is it called the “Meiji Restoration”? : the Emperor was restored to power Emperor Mutsuhito • What does “Meiji” mean? : Enlightened Rule
Meiji Restoration (1868 -1912) cont. Reforms of the Meiji Restoration • 1. Feudalism ended: shogun and daimyo lost power • 2. Adopted western ways: industrialization, modern military • 3. Education: Japanese studied ideas from the U. S. , Britain, France, etc
Meiji-Modern “Took the Best from the West” • Industrialization: Britain • School system: USA • Army: Germany
Japanese Imperialism (early to mid 1900’s) • Why did Japan become imperialistic? : needed resources for their factories (did not have their own) Who does this remind us of? ? ?
Japanese Imperialism (early to mid 1900’s) cont. Japanese imperialism leads to two wars: 1. Sino-Japanese War (1895): Japan won, gained Korea and Taiwan
Japanese Imperialism (early to mid 1900’s) cont. 2. Russo-Japanese War (1904 -1905): Japan won, gained Manchuria
Why does Japan win wars? • Japan has INDUSTRIALIZED and they have the better technology/weapons.
- How did tokugawa shogunate gain power
- Emperor shogun daimyo samurai peasants
- Stella theodoulou
- Ogbe meji
- Tokugawa social hierarchy
- The tokugawa shoguns created an orderly society by
- Social hierarchy japan
- Hierarchy feudal japan
- Donatello timeline
- Tenure of office act 1867
- Capital 1867
- What country did impressionism originated from
- Gázsterilizálás
- Early beginnings of tourism
- 1934-1867
- Miners strike 1912
- 1912 alfred wegener
- Harriet tubman 1912
- Revolucion china 1912
- Picasso 1912
- Rubkev