Strong Leaders Rule Japan

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Strong Leaders Rule Japan
Michael Morita Jack Connard Period 5 3/01/08
Oda Nobunaga

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Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Oda Nobunaga

• The first leader that reunites Japan was Oda
  Nobunaga
• When political order was broken down and daimyo
  were fighting each other Oda gave his soldiers
  guns to easily defeat his enemies

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

• After Odas death following his footsteps
  Tokugawa Ieyasu, conquered his enemies by the
  1600s and became the new shogun in 1603 starting
  the Rule by shoguns of the Tokugawa family.
• During the Tokugawa clan rule, Japan started to
  have contact with the outside world. The Tokugawa
  clan ruled Japan until 1608.

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Isolation of Japan

• Because of fear that Japan would become too much
  like Europe and the Shoguns would lose power the
  Shoguns isolated Japan by cutting off contact
  with the outside world.
• In addition to this the Shoguns also banned guns
  and limited technological progress resulting the
  period of the samurai lasting until the 1800s.

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Conclusion

• Japans geography affected Japans development
  and life styles
• During the Heian period new forms of art and
  philosophy flourished
• When the daimyos gained power Japan became a
  military society
• Two strong leaders ruled Japan

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Quiz Questions

• A. Which ruler gave his soldiers guns so that he
  could defeat his enemies easily in combat?
• Oda Nobunaga
• Tokugawa Ieyasu
• Hiroshi Kawahara
• Genghis Khan
• B. After Tokugawa became Shogun what was his
  familys ruling period called?
• The Tokugawa Dynasty
• Rule by shoguns of the Tokugawa family
• The shogun years
• The period of Tokugawa shoguns

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• C. What did the Japanese shoguns fear with the
  contact from the outside world?
• That Japan will start a war against Europe
  because they are sick of all of Europes
  contacts.
• That Japan will lose all of its trading secrets
  and will lose money
• That Japan will become to much like Europe and
  the shoguns will lose power
• Japan will become entirely Christian and all of
  Japans history will be lost
• D. Besides cutting off contact with the outside
  world what else did Japan do resulting with the
  samurai period lasting until the 1800s?
• start an ice cream factory
• explored new lands and countries
• started a technological period of scientific
  advancements
• banned guns and limited technological practice
• E. True or False Tokugawa Ieyasu liked Japan
  having contact with the outside world.