Meiji Era and Industrial Revolution
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9th - 12th Grade
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Meiji Era and Industrial Revolution
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Pre Industrial Revolution
Emperor had VERY little power
Shoguns ruled Japan
Daimyo had a lot of power and land
Majority of people were poor/peasants
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Coup d'état
Samurai rebellion helped return control of the country to direct imperial rule under Mutsuhito (the emperor Meiji-he was 15 when he was restored to power! )
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One motivator for westernization: Watching neighboring China controlled by European and US, too weak to stand up to them
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Industrialization
started with borrowing and buying technology (Stream engines) from the West. Japan build a massive rail system.
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Industrialization
Use of factories to produce exports: A Silk Factory can be seen here
Families in mountain villages often signed contracts with silk companies, selling their teenage daughters into factory labor for one- to five-year periods. The girls typically lived in company dormitories located on the factory grounds.
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Multiple Choice
Click on the song from the factory worker. Which term would you use to describe her working conditions?
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Education Reform
"compulsory" elementary education
Established Universities with advice from Western academics
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Western IDEAS
Constitution, representation, taxation, capitalism
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Multiple Choice
Industrial Japan made a lot of money off of farming (especially taxing them). How does the quote from the farmer describe the era for the farmers?
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Open Ended
Emperor Meiji is pictured here, one year apart. How do these images help summarize the Meiji Era in Japan?
You MUST refer to what we have discussed with these slides today!
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