Meiji Restoration

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Hint	Answer
What had Japan been ruled by before the 12th century	Emperor
What were the castes in that system	Daimyo
	Samurai
	Farmers
	Artisans
	Merchants
What did the Samurai instate into Japan in the 12th century	Shogunate
Japanese foreign policy	Isolationism
What did this result them to ban (with Western powers)	Trade
What did this result them to ban (with Western powers)	Literature
Year where Christians and foreigners rebelled against the strict rule	1637
Who were ordered to help put down the rebellion	Dutch
Restrictions were lifted on what in the 18th century	Dutch literature
Studies of these were declared ... by the rulers	Barbaric
The shogun issued an ... to repel all foreign Japanese ships	Edict
This was retracted after a merchant ship was fired upon in ...	1837
Which nation did this ship belong to	USA
Which Japanese resource did the they desire	Coal
Which Japanese resource did the they desire	Whales
What type of ships were sent to Japan (4 of them)	Steam ships
Who commanded these ships	Matthew Perry
Which port did they surround	Edo
Who (along with the US) forced Japan to sign unequal treaties	Britain
	France
	Russia
What was studied by institutes in some cities	Barbarian culture
Southern samurai clans believing the treaties obstructed the sacredness of Japan	Shishi
What movement did they set up	Sonno Joi
Slogan of this movement	Revere the emperor and expel the barbarians
Which (figurehead) emperor sided with this movement	Komei
In which year did he (unsuccessfully) order the barbarians to be expelled	1863
What did the rebellious samurai then attack	Western people
What did the rebellious samurai then attack	Western ships
Along with Western powers, who repelled the samurai	Samurai police
Capital of Japan that they attempted to seize	Kyoto
More daimyo began to rebel after the shogun ... one who was part of the samurai clans	Expelled
Change in tactics from the samurai movement	Japanese spirit, western technology
British ambassador who aided the samurai with guns	Sir John Parkes

Hint	Answer
Shogun who died in 1866	Tokugawa Iemochi
His successor (and son)	Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Who did the Shishi ally with	Shoshu
What alliance did they form	Satcho alliance
What did they force Yoshinobu to do	Resign
What was he planned to become	Head of the council to the emperor
Which two things may the emperor have died from in 1867	Smallpox
Which two things may the emperor have died from in 1867	Poison
Who did the alliance wish the instate to full power (Emperor's son)	Meiji
How old was he at the time	15
Which war did Yoshinobu's forces begin	Boshin War
Which year was this in	1868
Which forces were more modernized	Imperial forces
The British ambassador made sure that there would be no ...	European intervention
What did the Daimyo loyal to the Shogun set up in the north	Northern Alliance
In which month were they defeated	October
What was then established	Empire of Japan
On which island did the resistance flee to	Hokkaido
What did they name themselves	Republic of Ezo
In which year where they defeated	1869
What was Edo renamed	Tokyo
What was moved to it	Imperial Court
What did the new rulers attempt to do	Radically modernise
On what values was Japan aimed to be based on	Nationalism
Who were the samurai replaced by	Conscript army
A Samurai in the government who was not happy with this, leaving the government	Saigo Takamori
What did many Japanese people perceive the new government to be	Western spirit, western technology
Hometown of the previously mentioned samurai	Satsuma
What were discovered there, sent by Meiji	Assassins
Year where the samurai raised an army and marched to the government	1877
Castle where he laid siege and fought the new army	Kumamoto castle
How many times larger was the army	60
Nevertheless, he committed ...	Honourable seppuku
When was he pardoned as a tragic hero	1899
As a result, which values were implemented into the lives of the Japanese	Bushido
What was another name for this	Samurai code
In which year did Meiji die	1912
After what event did the emperor return to a figurehead	Second World War

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