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Imperial Japan
Important Imperial Japan Vocabulary
| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Ganagawa | treaty signed by Japanese opening trade ports; begins Imperial Japan |
| trade | the exchange of goods between people/groups/countries; Imperial Japan started when the Japanese opened up 'trade' to other countries |
| industrialization | the development of industries in countries in large amounts; Imperial Japan is when industrialization became prominent in Japan. Production of many goods skyrocketed. |
| emperor | ruler of country; Emperor's came to power in Imperial Japan. |
| expedition | journey or voyage taken by specific people for a specific purpose; The Perry expeditions forced Japan to open up trade ports, this marking the beginning of Imperial Japan. |
| Constitutional Government | a government with the existence of a constitution; As Japan went on expeditions, they took the idea of the constitution from the United States, this making Japan's government a Constitutional Government. |
| change | make or become different; This is a real turning point of change for Japan. |
| Meiji | Emperor of Japan in the 19th century; Impactful emperor in Imperial Japan. |
| West | the western part of the world; Impacted the start of Imperial Japan. Japan did a lot of cultural borrowing from this region. |
| armies | a countries group of defense; Before Imperial Japan, the protection they had were Samurai's. Imperial Japan led them to get an army. |