click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Imperial Japan
Imperial Japan Vocabulary
Imperialism | Extending country's power through diplomacy or military force |
Meiji Restoration | Emperor Meiji comes to power at age 15, restoration of emperor. |
Tokugawa Shogunate | Shogunate that closes Japan until U.S. forces them to open up the country. |
Sino-Japanese War | War between China and Japan after they both want to occupy Korea. Japan is victorious. |
Russo-Japanese War | War between Russia and Japan, Japan successful, but extremely costly for Japan. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt sets up peace treaty. |
Matthew Perry | U.S. Commodore that arrived at Japan to convince them to open the country. Used gunboat diplomacy to force Japan to open country |
Emperor Meiji | First emperor after the Meiji Restoration. Modernized Japan and changed Japan from feudal society fo imperialistic society. |
Twenty-One Demands | Demands that Japan sent to China to give Japan regional ascendancy above China. China resisted, caused ill feelings and distrust. |
Four-Power Pact | Pact between Japan, Great Britain, US, and France. |
Five-Power Limitation Treaty | Treaty that set limits to battleships. |
Westernization | Society adopts western cultures. |