Key terms

Question 1

Ultranationalist

Answer 1

Belief in which a person or state’s nationality is considered superior to that of all others
- usually involves racist and discriminatory beliefs against others not of the same nationality.

Question 2

Meiji restoration

Answer 2

• the move to modernize feudal japan
• The creation of a new government of japan after centuries of military government, in which Japan’s emperor held new powers and new modern systems of governance were created.

Question 3

Meiji Emperor

Answer 3

Emperor of Japan between 1867 and 1912 (in whose name modernizing reforms were instituted)

Question 4

Feudalism

Answer 4

form of government in which nobility and their associates such as warriors hold substantial power.

Question 5

Cabinet

Answer 5

Ministers of a government

Question 6

Radical nationalism

Answer 6

Extreme form of nationalism, which includes racism and other forms of discrimination and prejudice against those not part of the nation.
This belief often justifies violence to achieve certain goals

Question 7

Fascism

Answer 7

derived from the Fascist Party of Italy. It refers to a governing philosophy that glorifies the state, war and sacrificing oneself for the state while de-emphasizing individual rights and freedoms.
- often used to refer to non-democratic and militaristic governments.