japan Flashcards
japan is an
Archipelago- islands grouped together
early japan was made up of
clans which were extended families
Daimyos
wealthier clans (didnt get along)
he unified japan into 1 country
Tokugawa
Shogunate gov
militaristic gov system
shogun
military leader
who opened up japan and how
america by kinda threatening them with warships and guns
who were the 2 samurai groupings + what did they do
Sat-Cho + they overthrew the shogunate system
what did sat-cho do
overthrow the shogunate system, hence starting the the meiji restoration
what did they do to please the daimyos
took their land and gave them gov land and let them run it
who were the 2 sides people were voting for when it came to the new gov
liberals vs progressives
what did the liberals and progressives want
Liberals: supreme authority to parliament
Progressives: shared powers but the executive had more
who won progressives or liberals and what did it mean
upper+lower house in gov
prime minister but he was more like a figurehead
who did they start taxing no matter what
peasants
what did they spend the tax money on
education, military and industry
what was theri school system based off of
americas
where and how did they start gaining land
they first gained land in china then went to korea
what happened when they went after korea
russia wasnt happy and started the russo-japanese war
who got nervous bc japan was becoming an unstoppable force
the western world
anglo-japanese agreement
Jp protected british territory in east asia and britain recognized jp in korea
why did japan enter the wwi
bc the anglo japanese agreemetn
did japan do a lot in wwi
no they didnt do much and instead personally gained islands in east pacific
League of nations
jp wanted equality ; not treated as equals so they hated the western world
what did japanese people start believing that kinda led to wwii
they were desensitized and Emperor is above everyone else
Extreme pride in their country
Saw the jp as the superior race and everyone else was inferior
