Japanese
Philosophies and Religions
On page ___ of your SS Notebook,
SUMMARIZE in a few sentences each
the key ideas of Shinto, Zen, and Bushido.
Shintoism
Zen Buddhism
Bushido
Japan:
The Meiji Restoration
and Imperialism
Copy down all notes that are NOT in italics
on page ___ of your SS Notebook.
(You do not need to copy titles.)
The Tokugawa Shogunate
• Tokugawa Ieyasu became the Shogun in 1603 and his
descendants ruled until 1868.
• ISOLATION: By the mid-1600s no foreigners were
allowed in Japan except one small Dutch community
and occasional Chinese and Korean merchants.
• The Dutch were only
allowed to have ships
come once per year!
• The Tokugawa
Shogunate is known for
great art and literature.
Opening of Japan
• In 1853 U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Perry
arrived with gunships in Japan.
• Japanese officials did not want to open trade with
the West, but realized that the U.S. military was
more powerful than their own.
• (read letters to/from
Emperor?)
• Japan agreed to
open several ports
to the U.S. (and
then other European
nations).
End of the Tokugawa Shogunate
• Rebel daimyo (lords) attacked western ships in 1863
and lost.
• When they failed to win, they were convinced they
needed to change
Japan.
• The rebels then
overthrew the
Shogun in 1868 and
restored the
Emperor as the true
leader of Japan.
The Meiji Restoration
• The Emperor Meiji led a new era of reform and
modernization, called “The Meiji Restoration.”
• Goal was western-style government
• (read Charter Oath of Emperor Meiji!!)
• Emperor selected upper house
representatives, lower house elected.
• Government funded
industrialization and education.
• Women were able to get an
education and many moved into
factory work.
• Japan brought in many westerners as teachers.
Japanese Imperialism
• Japan didn’t only westernize its government style
and its economy.
• Japan also became an imperialist nation.
• 1876 – forced Korea to open ports to Japanese.
• 1894 –
Sino-Japanese War
:
Japan wins control
of some Chinese
territory and China
gives up all claims
on Korea.
• (read declarations of war?)
Japanese Imperialism
• 1904 – Russo-Japanese War: Japan takes territory in
China and islands from Russia.
Japanese Imperialism
• 1908 – Japan takes complete control of Korea (until
end of WW II in 1945)
– Koreans were forced to learn
Japanese
– Koreans were used as slave
labor
Overall, a very
brutal occupation