Ms. Susan M. Pojer & Mrs. Lisbeth Rath
Horace Greeley HS
Chappaqua, NY
HW: Due Friday
• Read Chapter 12, Sec. 2 on Modernizing
Japan. Add to the Cornell Notes we take
today, especially the Information about the
Japanese invasion of China, Russia and
Korea.
Please set up your notes like this:
Japan Industrializes
Key words, ASQ and BSQ
Summary, notes, pictures, diagrams, etc…
Also:
Also:
Put Green Questions Here
Put the Answers to the Green Questions Here
Summary:
Japan Changes Direction During the
Meiji Era: 1868 - 1912
Commodore Matthew Perry
Isolationist Japan- For 200 years, Japan had closed
its borders to all outsiders.
Japanese leaders feared
the effect Europeans
were having on nearby
Java, Malaysia and
China so they Closed
Japan
• Japan stopped all trade
• Japan closed all foreign
embassies
• Japanese soldiers killed
any foreign sailors who
washed up on Japanese
soil
• Japan sank any ships
that came near
Japan Learns a Lesson!
In 1862, just before the start of the Meiji
period, Tokugawa sent officials and scholars
to China to study the situation there. A
Japanese recorded in his diary from
Shanghai…
The Chinese have become servants to the
foreigners. Sovereignty may belong to China
but in fact it's no more than a colony of
Great Britain and France.
Why did Japan close her borders?
1853 – Commodore Matthew Perry
“Opens Up” Japan to Western Trade!
Commodore Matthew Perry
Why were the Japanese so
terrified by Perry’s ships?
Perry’s
“Black
Ships”
What Did the U. S. Want with Japan??
 Coaling stations
to refuel their
steam ships on
the trade route
to China.
More
trading
partners to buy
their factory
goods.
Exotic
products
like silk and tea.
A safe place
for ship-wrecked
sailors.

China’s “Unequal Treaties”
After the Opium War of 1839-1842, Japan was
convinced that it had to Open Up to the West or risk
the utter defeat China had experienced at the hands of
the English.

The Treaty of Kanagawa - 1854
• Impressed and
intimidated by
American
weapons and
technology, the
Japanese
government (the
Shoguns) agree
to a treaty.
• Their bows,
arrows and
swords will do
little good against
Commodore
Perry’s cannons
and guns
Why did the Japanese sign the treaty with the Americans?
Please do not talk at this time
Jan 9
• Get out a half sheet (you can share with a friend) and your homework. Use
them to answer these questions:
1. With which nation did Japan sign the Treaty of Kanagawa, opening ports
for trade?
A. Korea
C. Germany
B. Britain
D. USA
2. What period in history did the Meiji Era in Japan cover?
A. 1788-1822
C. 1828-1880
B. 1812-1854
D. 1867-1912
3. Russia and Japan went to war over what issues?
A. Trade with China
C. Japan’s colonization of Taiwan
B. Japan’s annexation of Korea
D. Russia’s presence in Manchuria
4. Which of the following was a result of the Sino-Japanese War?
A. China was forced out of Korea
B. China and Japan signed a Hands Off agreement over Korea
C. Russia was forced out of Manchuria and Korea
D. Korea was divided between Chinese and Japanese control
Answers
1. With which nation did Japan sign the Treaty of Kanagawa, opening ports
for trade?
A. Korea
C. Germany
B. Britain
D. USA
2. What period in history did the Meiji Era in Japan cover?
A. 1788-1822
C. 1828-1880
B. 1812-1854
D. 1867-1912
3. Russia and Japan went to war over what issues?
A. Russia’s presence in Manchuria C. Japan’s colonization of Taiwan
B. Japan’s annexation of Korea
D. Trade with China
4. Which of the following was a result of the Sino-Japanese War?
A. Russia was forced out of Manchuria and Korea
B. China and Japan signed a Hands Off agreement over Korea
C. China was forced out of Korea
D. Korea was divided between Chinese and Japanese control
HW: Finish Japan Industrializes Reading on line as necessary.
Not Everyone Agrees with this
Decision…
 The highly idealistic warriors known as the samurai
felt that the arrival of Westerners was an attack on
the traditional values of Japan.
 They believed that:
 Japan was sacred ground.
 The emperor, now a figurehead in
Kyoto, was a God.
 They were furious at the Shogun for signing
treaties with the West without the Emperor’s consent.
 Their slogan  Revere the Emperor, Expel
the Barbarians!
The Meiji Revolt- 1868
Emperor Is “Restored” to Power
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A powerful group of samurai
overthrow the Shogun.
They put the young Emperor
Meiji on the throne and
“Help” him rule until he is
old enough and powerful
enough to rule on his own
Emperor Meiji decided to
fight fire with fire
He offers to trade access and
goods for knowledge and
technology
He begins to modernize and
industrialize Japan
MEIJI  “Enlightened Rule”
Newspaper Cartoon, 1870s?
Enlightened
Half-Enlightened
Un-Enlightened
Modernization by
“Selective Borrowing”
 Popular board game.
 Start by leaving Japan &
studying in various Western
capitals.
 End by returning to
Japan and becoming a
prominent government
official.
This was the path of
many Japanese students
Explain Meiji’s strategy (plan) to make Japan equal to the USA and
Europe?
European
Goods
 Europe and
America began to
be very popular to
many Japanese.
 New slogan:
Japanese Spirit;
Western
Technology!
The Japanese Became Obsessed
with Western Styles
Civilization and Enlightenment!
Everything Western Was Fashionable!
Everything Western Was Fashionable!
Japanese soldiers with their wives.
The Rulers Set the Tone
with Western Dress
Emperor Meiji
Empress Haruko
(1868- 1912)
Changing Women’s
Fashions
1900 Styles
The First
“Miss Japan”
(1908)
Abolition
of the
feudal system
Modern
Banking
System
Land
Redistribution
Meiji
Reforms
Written
Constitution
(Germans)
Westernize
the School
System
(Fr. & Ger.)
Modernize
the Army
(Prussian)
Build a
Modern Navy
(British)
Human Rights
& Religious
Freedom
Emperor
Worship
Intensified
Please set up pg. 53A in your notebook like this. Title it
Industrializing Japan.
As you read about the industrialization of Japan, fill out the Japan side of the chart.
Then use what you know, your notes and book to fill out the England side.
England
Geography
Technology
Natural
Resources
Education
Transportation
Labor Force
Japan