Walker AP World History Ch 27 Reading Study Guide #2 P. 637-644

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Walker AP World History Ch 27 Reading Study Guide #2 P. 637-644

1. What was the relationship between the samurai and the central government under the Shogunate? Pg. 637

2. What were the commoner schools called? What did they teach? Pg. 637

3. How did Japanese literacy rates compare with the rest of the world? (1859) Pg. 637

4. What was the aim of the “Dutch” studies and “Dutch” medicine scholars in Japan? Pg. 637

5. What consumer good s did the Japanese export? Pg. 639

6. Why is the expedition of US commodore Matthew Perry significant in Japanese history? Pg. 639

7. What concessions did he gain? How? Pg. 639

8. How did American weaponry find its way to Japan? Pg. 639

9. When did the Meiji period begin? Pg. 639

(In Depth: The Separate Paths of Japan and China, Pg. 638)

10. In what ways were Japanese political institutions more adaptable than the Chinese? (Reading, Pg. 638)

11. What reforms did the Meiji rulers institute? How were the samurai used? Pg. 639

12. With the loss of feudal-lord status, how did the samurai fit themselves into the new Japan? Pg. Pg. 639

13. Describe the new parliamentary form of government in Japan. Pg. 640

14. Why was it a very limited form of democracy? Pg. 640

15. Do you agree or disagree with Stearns assessment that Japan imitated the West. “Retained its own identity”? Pg. 640

16. Describe some important features of Japan’s industrial revolution. Pg. 640

17. What were the zaibatsu? Pg. 641

18. What natural resources did Japan lack? Pg. 642

19. In what ways did Japan reform its educational system to make it more “Japanese”? Pg. 642

20. What additional western styles and practices did Japan adopt? Pg. 642

21. In what ways did Japan join the New Imperialist powers? Pg. 643

22. For all this innovation what were some of the negative reactions in Japanese society? Pg. 643

23. Why is Japan’s story of industrialization so unusual? Pg. 644

24. Has Japan provided a model for other nations wishing to industrialize without being dominated OR is Japan unique in world history? Pg. 644

25. Was it fair for Japan to be considered a new Yellow Peril by Western powers? Pg. 644