Do Now Back to normal seats Take out your Shogun character half sheets. Open notebooks. Make a new page: the Meiji Restoration

The Meiji Restoration After the “Perry Crisis,” Japan would lose faith in the Shogun. The Meiji Restoration is when the emperor (named Meiji) took power back from the shogun and became the ruler of Japan again. Sort of…

Shogun We are going to compare the conditions of your treaty to the actual agreement made between America and Japan

Nationalism Nationalism is a belief that: Your nation should rule itself. Your nation should have full control of its traditional homeland. Your nation should be strong and act in its own interests. People of your nation should be devoted to the nation.

The Perry Crisis Two groups were upset at the shogun after the unequal treaties of the Perry Crisis.

The Perry Crisis - Samurai Many Samurai felt that the Shogun had betrayed Japan. They were afraid the new influence of the West would destroy Japanese culture and erase the samurai’s position of power.

The Perry Crisis – Enterprising Daimyo The Enterprising Daimyo were disappointed that Japan was not modernizing But mostly they just already hated the Shogun.

“Expel the Barbarians” Sonnō jōi A rallying cry arose among the samurai who felt the shogun had forgotten his duty. Sonnō “Revere the Emperor” Jōi “Expel the Barbarians”

Bakumatsu After the Harris Treaty came a period of intense political violence. Assassinations and terrorism were performed by angry samurai. The government’s second in command, Ii Naosuke was cut down at the gate to his own castle.

Bakumatsu After that the violence worsened. It became so bad that government officials were being slain in broad daylight and their killers often walked free. By 1867, it was clear the shogun was losing power.

Boshin War 1867-1868 Seeing that the samurai were revolting against the shogun, the Enterprising Daimyo joined the war. A bloody one year civil war toppled the shogun and a new government arose.

The Meiji Restoration 1868 The new, young emperor removed the shogun from power and named himself the head of government. In actuality, Japan was ruled by his cabinet— formed by the old enterprising Daimyo

The Meiji Restoration 1868-1912 Under Meiji’s rule, Japan would: Industrialize rapidly Modernize its army and navy Push out western influence Become an imperial power in East Asia

Assignment: Meiji Nationalism Prompt: How was the Meiji Restoration motivated by nationalism? Write a thesis. Provide at least 3 examples from the lecture.