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HST303 L9 J
China, Japan & East Asia in World History - Lecture 9: Japan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adopted western products and _____ early on | fashions |
| Modern department stores, _____, and beer arrived in the last decades of 19th century | baseball |
| Modern Japanese _____ economy started slowly, but greatly accelerated at outbreak of WWI in 1914 | Industrial |
| War-related orders poured in to Japanese factories. Most U.S. and European competition withdrew, which opened up new markets in _____ and _____ to Japan. | Asia; Africa |
| Japan’s _____ tripled within four years | exports |
| During the war Japanese gross national product increased about __% annually | 9 |
| Number of Japanese _____ workers doubled during the war. This caused labor shortages, rising prices. Those on fixed incomes suffered. | factory |
| _____ costs tripled during WWI. | Food |
| _____ broke out in 1918. Over 1 million participants. Around 25,000 arrested. | Riots |
| After the war _____ and _____ competition returned | U.S.; European |
| After the war, in 1920 Japanese _____ _____ crashed | stock market |
| After the war many companies went bankrupt, and a drop in prices for _____ goods caused widespread rural poverty | agricultural |
| After the war, in1927 – major bank panic and many _____ _____ closed. | financial institutions |
| Despite this decade of economic crises, Japan’s real economic growth rate for 1913 – 1938 was __ x that of the U.S. | 3 |
| After WWI, Oligarchic rule was replaced by _____-_____ political party system | parliamentary-style |
| Taisho _____: reign of Taisho emperor (1912 – 1926) | Democracy |
| By 1925 – all Japanese men older than __ were eligible to vote. | 25 |
| The _____ _____ was usually the head of one of the elected parties. | Prime minister |
| 1924 – _____ expenditure reduced. | military |
| With the reduced military expenditure, 4 _____ were cut from the army | divisions |
| _____ emperor followed Taisho in 1926. He had a number of western style interests and did not interrupt democratic process | Showa |
| 1920s – Japan: flourishing _____ culture, driven by western-style consumerism | individualist |
| American _____ music became hugely popular | jazz |
| At the start of WWI, Japan published _____ as many different book titles as the U.S. | twice |
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