Japan Study!!

Question 1

1873 what happened? (No.2)

Answer 1

Conscription happened and samurai weren’t the only one with arms now as men over 21 were forced to fight

Question 2

The Daimyos of satsuma and choshu United to support the emperor in taking power back from the shogun

Answer 2

1866

Question 3

1866

Answer 3

The Daimyos of satsuma and choshu United to support the emperor in taking power back from the shogun

Question 4

Jan. 1868

Answer 4

Satsuma and choshu defeat shogun

Question 5

Satsuma and choshu defeat shogun

Answer 5

Jan. 1868

Question 6

May 1868

Answer 6

Emperor Meiji declared the restoration of the imperial rule

Question 7

Emperor Meiji declared the restoration of the imperial rule

Answer 7

1868

Question 8

What did commodore Matthew perry do?

Answer 8

Came to Japan with seven warships and said that Japan had a year to stop the close door policy and sign the trade treaty otherwise when he comes back in a years time he would attack returning with more warships than before

Question 9

1853

Answer 9

Commodore perry comes to Edo bay with the trade treaty

Question 10

Edo bay, trade treaty, commodore perry comes first time

Answer 10

1853

Question 11

1854

Answer 11

Perry returns with warships and trade treaty

Question 12

Perry returns to Edo bay with trade treaty

Answer 12

1854

Question 13

Reason for decline

Answer 13

Fixed taxes, cost of living became higher, technology, droughts, strain on resources, natural disasters, foreign trade

Question 14

Foreign trade brought…

Answer 14

Disease, unemployment and inflation

Question 15

Droughts caused…

Answer 15

Protests and famine due to little food being left

Question 16

Natural disasters…

Answer 16

Floods, tsunamis, earthquakes

Question 17

Technology was better because…

Answer 17

Farmers were able to work more and earned more money making them richer. Technology more efficient

Question 18

Cost of living was higher and caused…

Answer 18

Caused some samurai to become merchants as they had never had to pay tax before and the cost of living became higher than what they were payed

Question 19

Fixed taxes meant…

Answer 19

The samurai became poorer and the peasants became richer because the samurai were needed less and they never had to pay tax before so they had little money left whereas the peasants gained lots more

Question 20

When did the Portuguese traders arrive in Japan

Answer 20

1543

Question 21

When was Christianity banned

Answer 21

1612

Question 22

1635

Answer 22

Only trading with Dutch, China and Korea

Question 23

1636

Answer 23

China, Korean and Dutch traders couldn’t enter Japan

Question 24

1640

Answer 24

Everyone had to register at a Buddhist temple

Question 25

1629

Answer 25

Christian converts were killed

Question 26

1616

Answer 26

Restriction of foreign trade

Question 27

1603-1868

Answer 27

Tokugawa or Edo period

Question 28

Tokugawa or Edo period

Answer 28

1603-1868

Question 29

Why did the close door policy happen

Answer 29

They thought that Europeans intention through trading was to take over Japan so they got rid of all foreigners and made hot close door policy

Question 30

1873 what happened?

Answer 30

Samurai were to be taxed