Japan Study!! Flashcards
1873 what happened? (No.2)
Conscription happened and samurai weren’t the only one with arms now as men over 21 were forced to fight
The Daimyos of satsuma and choshu United to support the emperor in taking power back from the shogun
1866
1866
The Daimyos of satsuma and choshu United to support the emperor in taking power back from the shogun
Jan. 1868
Satsuma and choshu defeat shogun
Satsuma and choshu defeat shogun
Jan. 1868
May 1868
Emperor Meiji declared the restoration of the imperial rule
Emperor Meiji declared the restoration of the imperial rule
1868
What did commodore Matthew perry do?
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
1853
Commodore perry comes to Edo bay with the trade treaty
Edo bay, trade treaty, commodore perry comes first time
1853
1854
Perry returns with warships and trade treaty
Perry returns to Edo bay with trade treaty
1854
Reason for decline
Fixed taxes, cost of living became higher, technology, droughts, strain on resources, natural disasters, foreign trade
Foreign trade brought…
Disease, unemployment and inflation
Droughts caused…
Protests and famine due to little food being left
Natural disasters…
Floods, tsunamis, earthquakes
Technology was better because…
Farmers were able to work more and earned more money making them richer. Technology more efficient
Cost of living was higher and caused…
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
Fixed taxes meant…
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
When did the Portuguese traders arrive in Japan
1543
When was Christianity banned
1612
1635
Only trading with Dutch, China and Korea
1636
China, Korean and Dutch traders couldn’t enter Japan
1640
Everyone had to register at a Buddhist temple
1629
Christian converts were killed
1616
Restriction of foreign trade
1603-1868
Tokugawa or Edo period
Tokugawa or Edo period
1603-1868
Why did the close door policy happen
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
1873 what happened?
Samurai were to be taxed
