AAA FINAL EXAM UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Tokugawa - CORRECT ANSWER - Emperor right before Meiji who isolated Japan for
over 200 years
In pre-history Japan, why was there little trade? - CORRECT ANSWER - Japan was an
isolated island
In the feudal society, the emperor comes first. Who is the emperor? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ruler of the country, lives in the palace
Next comes the Shogun, who is... - CORRECT ANSWER - supreme military leaders. not
too many
Next the Daimyo.. - CORRECT ANSWER - great warrior lords, located in different cities,
spread out
Finally come the Samurai.. - CORRECT ANSWER - fighting aristocracy, part of the
military
For more than ___ years, Japan was closed to foreigners and remained isolated. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 200
Who were the Tokugawas? What did they impose? - CORRECT ANSWER - Imposed
central feudalism (no trade) and closed off Japan to the outside world
How did the shoguns know that the West would soon reach Japan? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The shoguns heard of the British victory in the Opium War
,Who was Matthew Perry? - CORRECT ANSWER - Commodore of a fleet of well-armed
American ships
Where did these American ships sail, and when? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tokyo Bay in
1853
What happened in the Treaty of Kanagawa? - CORRECT ANSWER - The shogun opened
two ports, granting trading rights to the US and Europe
Why did the Japanese sign the Treaty of Kanagawa? - CORRECT ANSWER - They knew
if they tried to fight they would lose
What city in Japan was formerly called "Edo"? - CORRECT ANSWER - Toyko
What was located in Edo? - CORRECT ANSWER - The shogun's palace
How were the shogun unseated? - CORRECT ANSWER - They were unseated in revolt
Who was restored to power after the Shogun were unseated? - CORRECT ANSWER - 15-
year-old Emperor Mutsuhito was restored to power and took the name Meiji
Why was a 15 year old put into power? - CORRECT ANSWER - So his advisers could
make all decisions and do whatever they wanted
The emperor moved the capital from ___ to ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Kyoto to Edo
What was his long reign called? How long did it last? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Meiji
Restoration. Lasted from 1868 to 1912
, The goal of the Meiji Restoration was summarized by the motto... - CORRECT
ANSWER - "A rich country, a strong military"
How did leaders under Emperor Meiji reach this goal? - CORRECT ANSWER - They
decided to study Western ways, traveling overseas to learn about Western economies and
technologies
During the Meiji Transformation, Meiji reformers wanted to end the feudal order of old Japan
and create an ________ economy. - CORRECT ANSWER - industrial
What did they form to supervise finance, education, and military? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a Diet, or legislature
How did the Diet make the economy a priority? - CORRECT ANSWER - They built
factories and sold them to wealthy business families
What were these wealthy business families called? - CORRECT ANSWER - zaibatsu
What is one reason why Japan was able to modernize so quickly? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A strong sense of national identity and a homogeneous society.
What is a homogeneous society? - CORRECT ANSWER - The people shared a common
culture, language, and were genetically the same.
What were 2 examples of how Japan modernized? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. The
government set up schools open to boys and girls
2. The constitution ended legal distinctions between the classes
However, even though these modernization's took place... - CORRECT ANSWER - Class
distinctions did survive, and women continued to have a secondary role in society
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Tokugawa - CORRECT ANSWER - Emperor right before Meiji who isolated Japan for
over 200 years
In pre-history Japan, why was there little trade? - CORRECT ANSWER - Japan was an
isolated island
In the feudal society, the emperor comes first. Who is the emperor? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ruler of the country, lives in the palace
Next comes the Shogun, who is... - CORRECT ANSWER - supreme military leaders. not
too many
Next the Daimyo.. - CORRECT ANSWER - great warrior lords, located in different cities,
spread out
Finally come the Samurai.. - CORRECT ANSWER - fighting aristocracy, part of the
military
For more than ___ years, Japan was closed to foreigners and remained isolated. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 200
Who were the Tokugawas? What did they impose? - CORRECT ANSWER - Imposed
central feudalism (no trade) and closed off Japan to the outside world
How did the shoguns know that the West would soon reach Japan? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The shoguns heard of the British victory in the Opium War
,Who was Matthew Perry? - CORRECT ANSWER - Commodore of a fleet of well-armed
American ships
Where did these American ships sail, and when? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tokyo Bay in
1853
What happened in the Treaty of Kanagawa? - CORRECT ANSWER - The shogun opened
two ports, granting trading rights to the US and Europe
Why did the Japanese sign the Treaty of Kanagawa? - CORRECT ANSWER - They knew
if they tried to fight they would lose
What city in Japan was formerly called "Edo"? - CORRECT ANSWER - Toyko
What was located in Edo? - CORRECT ANSWER - The shogun's palace
How were the shogun unseated? - CORRECT ANSWER - They were unseated in revolt
Who was restored to power after the Shogun were unseated? - CORRECT ANSWER - 15-
year-old Emperor Mutsuhito was restored to power and took the name Meiji
Why was a 15 year old put into power? - CORRECT ANSWER - So his advisers could
make all decisions and do whatever they wanted
The emperor moved the capital from ___ to ___. - CORRECT ANSWER - Kyoto to Edo
What was his long reign called? How long did it last? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Meiji
Restoration. Lasted from 1868 to 1912
, The goal of the Meiji Restoration was summarized by the motto... - CORRECT
ANSWER - "A rich country, a strong military"
How did leaders under Emperor Meiji reach this goal? - CORRECT ANSWER - They
decided to study Western ways, traveling overseas to learn about Western economies and
technologies
During the Meiji Transformation, Meiji reformers wanted to end the feudal order of old Japan
and create an ________ economy. - CORRECT ANSWER - industrial
What did they form to supervise finance, education, and military? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a Diet, or legislature
How did the Diet make the economy a priority? - CORRECT ANSWER - They built
factories and sold them to wealthy business families
What were these wealthy business families called? - CORRECT ANSWER - zaibatsu
What is one reason why Japan was able to modernize so quickly? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A strong sense of national identity and a homogeneous society.
What is a homogeneous society? - CORRECT ANSWER - The people shared a common
culture, language, and were genetically the same.
What were 2 examples of how Japan modernized? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. The
government set up schools open to boys and girls
2. The constitution ended legal distinctions between the classes
However, even though these modernization's took place... - CORRECT ANSWER - Class
distinctions did survive, and women continued to have a secondary role in society
