japan

Question 1

japan is an

Answer 1

Archipelago- islands grouped together

Question 2

early japan was made up of

Answer 2

clans which were extended families

Question 3

Daimyos

Answer 3

wealthier clans (didnt get along)

Question 4

he unified japan into 1 country

Answer 4

Tokugawa

Question 5

Shogunate gov

Answer 5

militaristic gov system

Question 6

shogun

Answer 6

military leader

Question 7

who opened up japan and how

Answer 7

america by kinda threatening them with warships and guns

Question 8

who were the 2 samurai groupings + what did they do

Answer 8

Sat-Cho + they overthrew the shogunate system

Question 9

what did sat-cho do

Answer 9

overthrow the shogunate system, hence starting the the meiji restoration

Question 10

what did they do to please the daimyos

Answer 10

took their land and gave them gov land and let them run it

Question 11

who were the 2 sides people were voting for when it came to the new gov

Answer 11

liberals vs progressives

Question 12

what did the liberals and progressives want

Answer 12

Liberals: supreme authority to parliament
Progressives: shared powers but the executive had more

Question 13

who won progressives or liberals and what did it mean

Answer 13

upper+lower house in gov
prime minister but he was more like a figurehead

Question 14

who did they start taxing no matter what

Answer 14

peasants

Question 15

what did they spend the tax money on

Answer 15

education, military and industry

Question 16

what was theri school system based off of

Answer 16

americas

Question 17

where and how did they start gaining land

Answer 17

they first gained land in china then went to korea

Question 18

what happened when they went after korea

Answer 18

russia wasnt happy and started the russo-japanese war

Question 19

who got nervous bc japan was becoming an unstoppable force

Answer 19

the western world

Question 20

anglo-japanese agreement

Answer 20

Jp protected british territory in east asia and britain recognized jp in korea

Question 21

why did japan enter the wwi

Answer 21

bc the anglo japanese agreemetn

Question 22

did japan do a lot in wwi

Answer 22

no they didnt do much and instead personally gained islands in east pacific

Question 23

League of nations

Answer 23

jp wanted equality ; not treated as equals so they hated the western world

Question 24

what did japanese people start believing that kinda led to wwii

Answer 24

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

Question 25

when did the us frop the first stomic bomb

Answer 25

aug 6th, 1945

Question 26

Douglas mcauthur

Answer 26

took over and created new gov where executive power becomes figurehead and parliament has all the power

Question 27

jps religions

Answer 27

shinto and buddhism(zen)

Question 28

sect of buddhism

Answer 28

zen

Question 29

treaty of kanagawa

Answer 29

jp opened up more ports
us consulate
they had to release americans

Question 30

satsuma and choshu

Answer 30

2 samurai groupings

Question 31

why did jp attack pearl harbor

Answer 31

oil