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57 Cards in this Set
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What problems did Japan face while trying to modernize during the late 1800s?
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The Economic, Social and Political reforms; Lack of raw materials.
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What was the period of reformation in Japan during the late 1800s?
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Meiji Restoration.
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Was the Meiji Restoration successful? In what fields did Japan advance?
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Yes; Industry and Military power.
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Why did Japan want to expand into mainland Asia?
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(1)raw materials; (2)Show it's advancements on the map.
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What treaty ended the Sino-Japanese war?
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The Treaty of Shimonoseki.
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What was stated in the Treaty of Shimonoseki?
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(1)Korean Independence; (2)forced China to pull to Taiwan; (3)forced the Pescadores to pull to Japan.
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TRUE or FALSE: Did Japan ever gain control of Korean?
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FALSE (They gained control of the Korean government).
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After the Boxer Rebellion foreign powers except Russia removed their troops. Where were Russian troops based?
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Manchuria.
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TRUE or FALSE: The 100,000 Russian soldiers in Manchuria did not interfere with Japan.
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FALSE.
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TRUE or FALSE: The Japanese protested against the fortification in Manchuria.
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TRUE.
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TRUE or FALSE: The Russians listened to Japanese protests and removed all soldiers from Manchuria.
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FALSE (The Russians dragged their feet and left their soldiers in Manchuria).
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Why did Japan want the Russian troops out of Manchuria?
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They looked at Manchuria as a future sphere of influence.
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In 1902 Japan signed an alliance with what nation? Where each nation agreed that the other had the right to defend it's special interests in China.
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Great Britain.
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TRUE or FALSE: The alliance Japan had with Great Britain in 1902 was initially faced towards Russia.
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TRUE.
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What was the Alliance between Japan and Great Britain in 1902 called?
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The Anglo-Japanese alliance.
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TRUE or FALSE: The Anglo-Japanese Alliance resulted in war between Japan and Great Britain VS Russia.
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FALSE.
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Early in 1904 Japanese forces attacked the Russian fleet where?
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Port Arthur, in Manchuria.
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TRUE or FALSE: The Japanese primarily declared war on Russia before attacking in 1904.
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FALSE (They attacked without warning).
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FILL IN THE BLANK: After the attack on Port Arthur the Russians retaliated by sending part of their _______ to Asia.
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Baltic fleet.
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The Russian Baltic Fleet met the Japanese navy, losing lost 32 ships. Where was this battle?
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Battle of Tsushima in 1905.
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TRUE or FALSE: In 1904, the Japanese sent both land and naval troops and losing in a series of battles in Korea and Manchuria.
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FALSE.
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FILL IN THE BLANK: In 1904, the Japanese force landed on the ____________ Peninsula in Manchuria and, with the help of the navy, placed ______ Under siege.
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Liaodong Peninsula; Port Arthur.
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TRUE or FALSe: The Japanese society was facing serious economic trouble after their multiple victories against the Russians.
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TRUE
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Because of lack of supplies and money, the Japanese asked whom to mediate peace agreements.
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Theodore Roosevelt.
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Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
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President of the United States at the time.
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What was a nickname given to Theodore Roosevelt?
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Teddy Roosevelt.
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Where did Roosevelt invited representatives from Japan and Russia to take part in negotiations in 1905?
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Why did Roosevelt invite Japanese and Russian representatives to his country rather than meeting on their soil?
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He wanted them to meet in neutral territory.
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What was the name of the treaty which ended the Russo-Japanese War?
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The Treaty of Portsmouth.
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FILL IN THE BLANK: In the Treaty of Portsmouth, Russian ceded to japan it's lease on the ______, including _____, and control of the southern branch of the ____ _____ ______.
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Liaodong Peninsula; Port Arthur; Chinese Eastern Railway.
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FILL IN THE BLANK: In the Treaty of Portsmouth, Russia also agreed to withdraw all it's troops from Manchuria. Also instead of paying an indemnity, Russia turned over to Japan the ________. Finally Russia gave the Japanese ___________.
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Russian island of Sakhalin; special fishing rights along it's siberian coast.
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TRUE or FALSE: Roosevelt was assassinated for mediating the Treaty of Portsmouth.
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FALSE.
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TRUE or FALSE: Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for his mediation which ended the Russo-Japanese War.
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TRUE.
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TRUE or FALSE: Japan proclaimed the annexation of Korea in 1910.
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TRUE.
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What did Japan rename Korea?
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Chosen.
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TRUE or FALSE: No Imperialist nations oppose the annexation of Korea by Japan?
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TRUE.
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TRUE or FALSE: Along with Japanese industrialization came the creation of more jobs for Japan's flourishing nation.
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FALSE (They had a lack of jobs).
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As a result of few jobs in Japan, Japanese people began to emigrate to two neighboring nations. What were those nations?
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Korea and Taiwan.
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TRUE or FALSE: Thousands of Japanese people fled to the United States in search for Jobs.
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TRUE.
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TRUE or FALSE: Following the immigration of Asians into the United States, they began to prohibit this immigration, yet allowed Europeans to immigrate.
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TRUE.
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What was another problem Japan faced in trying to industrialize their nation?
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Imports/Exports. They needed to import, yet didn't have any major export they could use.
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TRUE or FALSE: Along with Western influences Japanese rapidly changed to meet and match the Western life styles.
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FALSE.
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TRUE or FALSE: Along with Western Influences, Japanese workers began to form labor unions and went on strike for higher wages and better working conditions.
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TRUE.
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With the influence of labor unions many Japanese people began to become interested in what?
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Communism.
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What were many University students introduced to, through the victory of the Western democracies over Germany in World War I?
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Democracy was the wave of the future. (They put it up to the mind and thought that Germany lost because of running under a dictatorship).
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TRUE or FALSE: In Japanese tradition children were required to obey and respect their parents especially their fathers.
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TRUE.
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When making the decision of a job or on a wife or husband, who decides whom to pick.
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The Father.
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TRUE or FALSE: The Japanese began to accept Western styles, such as clothing and music styles.
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TRUE.
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What was a hair style girls in the United States began to use, where the hair is cut short.
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"flappers."
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FILL IN THE BLANK: In the United States people began to listen to _____ and playing games like ________.
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Jazz; Baseball.
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TRUE or FALSE: In the 1920s Japan began to have a militarized government where they were mainly run by the military
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TRUE.
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What was the cause of Military power in the government?
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The constitution of 1889
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Two positions were created because of the Constitution of 1889, which gave the military great power.
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Minister of war; Minister of the Navy.
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TRUE or FALSE: These Ministers of the Military realized that with the change and influences which came from the West. They decided they should try to distance themselves from European and American influences.
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TRUE.
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What did these Ministers do to keep themselves away from European affairs?
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They advocated their own Japanese "Monroe Doctrine." This would give Japan special powers in the East Asia.
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Where did the Ministers target for future expansion?
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Manchuria.
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TRUE or FALSE: Japanese Military influences on the Japanese Government would later on lead to the collapse of Japan.
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FALSE.
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