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The Last Samurai: Modernization of Japan

Themes Portrayed in Movie East vs. West (Clash of Cultures) Japan during Meiji Restoration Traditional Japanese Culture Bushido Rebellion

The Indian Problem Goal was to open up lands for settlement Mid-1800s policy changed to seizing land and forcing Native Americans onto reservations Goal was to open up lands for settlement Land was taken from tribes included the Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Comanche

Indian Wars 1861-1890 Result of Manifest Destiny Sand Creek Massacre (1864) Wounded Knee Massacre (1890) At end of Indian Wars: Population was only 250,000 down from 2.5 million when Columbus arrived

Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) 4,000 Sioux warriors massacred 200 U.S. soldiers led by General George Armstrong Custer

Modernization of Japan 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry reaches Japan A year later the Treaty of Kanagawe is signed opening Japan to Trade with the United States Contributes to collapse of the Shogunate (old way of doing things in Japan) and the transformations of the Meiji Restoration

Meiji Restoration (“Enlightened Rule”) Emperor Mutsuhito transformed Japan into industrial nation Stripped power from the Daimyo Constitution written-Emperor as a figurehead with Prime Minister and his cabinet of ministers with most of the power

Jules Brunet Nathan Algren character French Army officer in 1867 Sent to Japan to help modernize military as artillery instructor Fought in Boshin War: Shogun faced off with Imperial forces

Takamori Saigo Katsumoto character Originally backed Meiji Emperor Resigned his role in government in 1874 after handling of Samurai Started schools teaching students traditional ways including Bushido in the Satsuma region

Historical Liberties American role in modernization Inability of Japanese and refusal of Samurai soldiers to use new weapons Comparison between Japanese and Native Americans Motivation of Samurai Rebellion

The Last Samurai depicts the Meiji Restoration The Last Samurai depicts the Meiji Restoration. What is being changed in Japanese society? Why? The Samurai rebel against these changes. Is their rebellion comparable to Spartacus and his followers? (Motivation, Final Battle, Outcome) Many parts of this movie are considered “Hollywood Fiction”. Despite this, there are parts of this movie that could be used as a historical source. What are they? In your opinion, is there anything that was changed from history that makes the movie a complete bad source of information? Why or Why Not?