Japan Modernizes10.1 Notes

Standard and Objectives

Objective- To understand how Japan became a modern Industrial power and how it turned to Imperialism

Standards-10.4.1 Describe the rise of industrial economies and their link to imperialism and colonialism

10.4.2 Describe the locations of colonial rule for nations such as England, …Japan…

I. Tokugawa Japan

Shoguns- supreme military dictators who ruled Japan

Tokugawa- family of shoguns who ruled Japan Restored feudalism Closed Japan to foreigners Stifled Japan’s economy and growth

Question 1

Why was there discontent in Tokugawa Japan?

II. Japan Opens Up

In 1853 U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry, sailed into Tokyo Bay with a letter from Pres. Fillmore demanding Japan open its ports to trade

Japan was forced to accept unequal treaties with the U.S

Discontent in Japan boiled over with foreign pressure

III. Japan Modernizes

Meiji Restoration- Japan overthrows the shogun and restores the emperor

Japan reorganized their government Strong central government Diet- Japanese legislature Ended feudalism and special privilege for

Samurai Japan adapts Western technology and

industrializes Japan modernized with amazing speed

Question 2

How did Japan react to unequal treaties?

IV. Japan’s Military Strength

Due to Japan’s industrialization it needed natural resources

Japan fought and won two wars Russo-Japanese and Sino-Japanese War Japan won control of Korea and

repressed the Koreans This showed Japan as a world power Japan was able to revoke the

unequal treaties

Question III

How did industrialization lead to imperialism for Japan?

Japan’s Samurai

Matthew Perry and Japan

End of the Samurai