Rise of Japan, Study Guide
______Chain of islands______Japan is located along the ___, leading to frequent earthquakes and volcanoes.
______Large and dangerous tidal waves / Archipelago
Ring of Fire
Tsunami
______Supreme military leader that possessed power in feudal Japan
______War lords who supported the Shogun in exchange for land and power
______Warriors who supported daimyos in support for land and power. Lived by a code, which emphasized honor, bravery and absolute loyalty to one’s lord
______Samurai sword
______Code of the Samurai / Bushido
Daimyos
Katana
Samurais
Shogun
______Heavy winds destroyed Mongol ships attempting to reach Japan
______Isolated Japan for nearly 200 years. Closed Japan to foreigners and forbid Japanese from traveling overseas.
______Britain defeated China and forced China to agree to a lopsided treaty.
______Leaders set out to study western ways, adapt them to Japanese needs, and eventually beat westerners at their own game
______Japan defeated China in 1894
______Japan defeated Russia in 1905 / First Sino-Japanese War
Kamikaze
Meiji Restoration
Opium War
Russo-Japanese War
Tokugawa Shogun
______Helped the military gain power in Japan due to the economic struggles caused by this event
______Region in northeastern China that possessed natural resources and valuable farmland
______Peace keeping organization. Response to Japan’s invasion of Manchuria was slow and weak
______A war that broke out between Japan and China in 1937. Soon this war would become part of a larger, more deadly conflict. / Great Depression
League of Nations
Manchuria
Second Sino-Japanese War
Describe how geography protected and isolated Japan.
Compare the status and power of the Emperor and Shogun in feudal Japan.
Place the following nobility in order from highest to lowest social status during feudal Japan. (Daimyo, Samurai, Shogun)
What does Samurai mean?
What was a katana?
What were a few virtues of the Samurai?
What was the Bushido?
What happened to a bushi when he turned thirteen?
Namethree groups that possess a status below samurai.
What virtues are important to the Samurai? What were happen if a samurai warrior failed to uphold these virtues?
What prevented the Mongols from conquering Japan?
What steps did the Tokugawa shogun take to isolate Japan from the outside world?
Explain the impact of the Opium War on Japan.
What was the primary goal of the Meiji Restoration? What tension did this ultimately create between the civil government and the military?
Namethree countries that were overpowered by Japan between 1890 and 1910.
Describe the involvement of Japan during World War I.
Describe three problems that Japan faced during the 1920s.
How did military leaders plan to bring Japan out of the Great Depression?
What was the primary reason that Japan was determined to seize Manchuria?
Describe the reaction of the League of Nations to Japan’s invasion of Manchuria.
Name2 options that the League of Nations considered in response to Japan’s invasion of Manchuria? What concerns did nations have about these responses?*
Describe how the League of Nations was viewed by Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler following Japan’s invasion of Manchuria.
What happened between Japan and China in 1937?
Geography
Labelthe following on the map of Asia to the right.
- China
- Japan
- Korea
- Manchuria
- Mongolia
- Soviet Union (Russia)
- Pacific Ocean
Political / Economic / Social