Module 1 - Past Test Questions Flashcards
What year did the shogun outlaw western traders from entering mainland Japan
1633
The foreign policy of Japan coming closed is
Sakoku
In 1865, _ colonised the Philippines. The Shogun was fearful that other western countries would seek to do the same to Japan.
Spain
The artificial island of _____ was located in ______ bay
- Dejima
2. Nagasaki
The policy of uchi-harai was a policy of firing on all foreign ships that approached Japan.
True
The learning of Western science, Geography and art was known as…
Rangaku
On the 8th of July _ Commodore Matthew Perry of the US Navy arrived at Edo.
1895
The treaty that brought an end to the policy of Sakoku was known as the.
Treaty of kanagawa
What where the terms of kanagawa
Opening up of two Japanese ports to North American trade
Establishment of a US Consulate in Shimoda
Guaranteed good treatment of shipwrecked US sailors
_ was the opposite of Sakoku. It literally meant ‘Open Japan’
Kaikoku
Which port was primarily used for foreign trade in Japan after Sakoku ended?
Yokohama
Hundreds of thousands of Japanese died as a result of the spread of_, which traders in all likelihood picked up in India while on route to Japan.
Cholera
Who were the subordinates of the Samurai?
Peasants
What is bushido code
A strict moral code the samurai had to obey
What percentage of the land in Japan did the Shogun control?
25%
