Japan Modernizes

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Japan Modernizes
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Structure

• Shogun
• Daimyo

• Military dictators
• help shoguns control

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• Tokugawa Period

• Feudalism returns
• Closed Japan
• Forbade overseas
• travel
• Nagasaki- only Dutch allowed limited trade

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• Development Strains Society

• Daimyo wealth in land (need in commercial
  society), samurai too
• Merchants- bottom of society
• Peasants- heavy taxes

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External Pressure
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I remember the Chinese losing to the British
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• Commodore Matthew Perry

• July 1853 sails into Tokyo on Pres. Fillmores
  order
• Demands Japan open diplomatic commercial
  exchange

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What to do?
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• Treaty of Kanagawa1854

• Open two ports to U.S.
• U.S. later wins other rights
• Extraterritoriality
• Low taxes on U.S. imports
• Euro soon follow too
• Japanese humiliated

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Review Copy the questions and discuss the
answers with a neighbor.

• Q What problems weakened shogun rule in Japan
  mid-1800s?
• Q What caused Japan to end over 200 years of
  seclusion?

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Review Copy the questions and discuss the
answers with a neighbor.

• Q What problems weakened shogun rule in Japan
  mid-1800s?
• Q What caused Japan to end over 200 years of
  seclusion?

• A Financial hardship, social resentment, taxes,
  corruption
• A A display of power by the U.S.

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• Impact of Treaty on Japan

• Daimyo samurai lead revolt

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Meiji Era

• Meiji Restoration

• Emperor Mutshito- Meiji
• 1868- 1912
• A rich country, a strong military
• Study Western ways, adopt to Japan

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Meiji
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• Modern Govt

• 1889- Meiji Const.
• Emperor- abs pwr
• Diet Legislature (2Houses)
• Elected house
• House appointed by emperor

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• Lmtd voting
• End samurai- all men subject to military

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• Industrializ-ation

• Modernize
• Gov build factory sell to wealthy to develop
• Zaibatsu- banking/industry families
• Pop grows, cities too
• Homogenous society emerges

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Sino- Japanese War, 1894

• Who?

• China- more resources
• Japan- modernized

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• Outcome

• Japan wins
• Gets control of Taiwan from China

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Korea in the Middle

• Tributary State
• Japan eyes Korea

• independent, but acknowledges supremacy of
  stronger state-China
• Forces K to open ports to Japan

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Russo- Japanese War
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• Result

• Japan defeats Russians in Manchuria
• Asian beats Euro!

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• Treaty of Portsmouth

• Japan controls Korea Manchuria

http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Portsmouth
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Japan Rules Korea

• Status
• Protest
• Early 1900s

• Protectorate -- annex
• Developed
• Harsh rule
• nationalist mvmt
• March First Movement (est. 1919)
• Japan dominates Asia

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Review Copy the question and discuss the answer
with a neighbor.

• Q List three ways in which Japan modernized.
  Explain how each of these actions helped
  strengthen Japan so it could resist Western
  pressure.

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Review Copy the question and discuss the answer
with a neighbor.

• A1 Japan est a Western-style govt
• This strengthened the military

• Q List three ways in which Japan modernized.
  Explain how each of these actions helped
  strengthen Japan so it could resist Western
  pressure.

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Review Copy the question and discuss the answer
with a neighbor.

• A2 Japan built modern factories
• This boosted the economy

• Q List three ways in which Japan modernized.
  Explain how each of these actions helped
  strengthen Japan so it could resist Western
  pressure.

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Review Copy the question and discuss the answer
with a neighbor.

• A3 Japan ended legal distinctions among classes
• This allowed more people to work toward
  nation-building

• Q List three ways in which Japan modernized.
  Explain how each of these actions helped
  strengthen Japan so it could resist Western
  pressure.

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