Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
33 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
When was the end of the Tokugawa period?
|
1869
|
|
|
What was the slogan of the new Meiji government?
|
Rich country, strong military
|
|
|
What led to the fall of the Tokugawa government? |
Internal factors: Satsuma-Choshu alliance, economic problems, dissatisfaction with the regime External factors: Gen. Perry's kurofune |
|
|
What were some instances of centralisation of power during the Meiji government? |
Daimyos returned their land and population registers to the Emperor, abolishment of domains and establishment of prefectures, establishment of uniform procedure for tax collection and the like |
|
|
How was the status distinction within the samurai class simplified? |
Two classes: shizoku and sotsu |
|
|
When did the formal abolishment of domains take place? |
August 1871 |
|
|
Why were the former daimyos ordered to live in Tokyo? |
To prevent them from become rallying points for discontent among the locals |
|
|
How did the collection of agricultural taxes change during the Meiji period? |
Tax revenues were imposed, whereby peasants had to pay fixed amounts of taxes |
|
|
When was the samurai class completely abolished? |
1876 |
|
|
What were some changes to education? |
Higher-level education became more prominent with more middle schools and technical schools being created, more female-targeted higher institutions of learning created |
|
|
What are some of the strategic industries that the government invested in? |
Shipyards, arsenals and mines - all linked to military purposes |
|
|
What was the role of agriculture during the Meiji period? |
It remained the bedrock of the economy even though fewer workers were employed in the agricultural sector after the war. It still supplied majority (90%) of Japan's basic food needs. |
|
|
When was the Christian era of the calendar adopted? |
1 Jan 1873 |
|
|
Who is Fukuzawa Yukichi? |
Teacher, thinker, philologist etc |
|
|
Which university was founded by Fukuzawa Yukichi? |
Keio University (FYI, Arashi's Sakurai Sho graduated with an Economics degree from Keio ^^) |
|
|
Fukuzawa Yukichi wrote "Conditions in the West". What is it about? |
Encyclopediccompendium interpreting Western culture and civilization, describing everything from Western tax systems and lunatic asylumsto table manners |
|
|
Who was the first Prime Minister of the Meiji government? |
Ito Hirobumi |
|
|
Who was the first commoner to become a Prime Minister in the Meiji era? |
Hara Kei |
|
|
What happened as a result of the First Sino-Japanese War? |
Korea, Taiwan and Liaodong were ceded to Japan |
|
|
What change in mindset occurred with the Russo-Japanese War? |
Japanese victory shattered myth of Western invincibility, sparked nationalist movements around Asia |
|
|
In which year did Japan conquer Manchuria? |
1931 |
|
|
When did Japan bomb Pearl Harbour? |
7 Dec 1941 |
|
|
What are some features of the Japanese civil service/bureaucracy? |
Civil service examination, preferred law and public administration graduates |
|
|
What are zaibatsus? |
Family-owned and controlledholding economy - Served as its managerial and financial center, providedstrategic leadership and financing for individual firms under its name |
|
|
What are some examples of zaibatsus? |
Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Sumitomo |
|
|
What are the six largest cities in Japan? |
Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, Kobe |
|
|
What does ryosai kenbo mean? |
Good wife, wise mother |
|
|
Who did the state-voiced ideal of ryosai kenbo appeal to mostly? |
Housewives of urban families - most women in the countryside areas or peasantry went about their work |
|
|
What is the mobo-moga phenomenon? |
Modern-boy, modern-girl: Youth who refused to conform to the stereotypes of gender roles (Phenomenon emerged in 1920s) |
|
|
Who was the Showa emperor? |
Hirohito |
|
|
What was the Minamata Disease? |
A neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning |
|
|
Where was it first discovered in? |
1956: Mercury discharged into waters in MinamataCity in Kyushu by Chisso Corporation as a waste by-product in the production ofchemical fertilizer |
|
|
:D? |
:D! |
