PPT-Meiji Japan - Contact and Change

Meiji In what ways does a societys worldview affect its ability to adapt to rapid change Global Warming Economic Crisis Terrorism War Natural Disasters Contact 1853 Commodore Matthew Perrys ships arrived in Uraga Harbour It wa the first Western Military force to enter Japan He brought. February . 6. th. . 2013. New Leadership. Leaders of new Meiji Era were young, intelligent samurai who were eager for change and came to power in 1868.. All had academic and military skills, many had travelled or met Westerners, and studied under Yoshida or Sakuma . © Student Handouts, Inc.. The Tokugawa Shogunate. Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 – also known as the Edo period. 1635 – foreign trade limited to China, Korea, and Netherlands at Nagasaki a few times per year. L/O – To identify the causes, events and significance of the Meiji Restoration 1868-1913. The Meiji Restoration. Before 1868, Japan was a . feudal country. , mainly agricultural, militarily weak and lacked technological development.. . Lesson 6 . The Modernization of Japan . Learning Objectives. Identify the problems faced by Tokugawa Japan.. Explain how the United States opened Japan to the outside world.. Analyze the causes and effects of the Meiji Restoration.. L/O – To identify the causes, events and significance of the Meiji Restoration 1868-1913. The Meiji Restoration. Before 1868, Japan was a . feudal country. , mainly agricultural, militarily weak and lacked technological development.. L/O – To identify how Japanese society changed during the Meiji Restoration. The Goal of the Meiji Reformers. The primary goal of the Meiji Reformers was to . modernise Japan . in order to end the . © Student Handouts, Inc.. The Tokugawa Shogunate. Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 – also known as the Edo period. 1635 – foreign trade limited to China, Korea, and Netherlands at Nagasaki a few times per year. © Student Handouts, Inc.. The Tokugawa Shogunate. Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 – also known as the Edo period. 1635 – foreign trade limited to China, Korea, and Netherlands at Nagasaki a few times per year. Week 5. 1859 Arrival. . of. 黒船（. Kurofune. ): U.S. naval diplomatic expedition to Japan. Why the US?. Why Japan?. Commodore Matthew. . Calbraith. . Perry. Ryomaden. 10:38. 1859-1868 . 尊王攘夷 . American Ideas. Japanese who visited America and other western countries studied the construction of their houses and examined their furnishings- sofas, armchairs, mirrors, china and cutlery. They they tried to recreate a “Western room” in their own homes.. . Lesson 6 . The Modernization of Japan . Learning Objectives. Identify the problems faced by Tokugawa Japan.. Explain how the United States opened Japan to the outside world.. Analyze the causes and effects of the Meiji Restoration.. . . OF MODERNITY: . . EAST ASIA, 1750–1900. . Japan. Opium trade and expanded whaling brought Japan to the attention of the West.. West had respected Tokugawa . shogunate’s. policy of seclusion until 1840s.. Does the Meiji Restoration deserve to be called a ‘Revolution’? L/O – To consider historical interpretations of the Meiji Restoration by examining the political developments of the period What is a Revolution? The Flexible Structure of Meiji Politics. 1858-1881. Okubo Toshimichi. (Satsuma Han). Saigo Takamori. (Satsuma Han). Kido Takayoshi (Choshu Han). Itagaki Taisuke. (Tosa Han). State-led Industrialization.