No Warmup Get out your Decolonization worksheet from Thursday. Grab a Japan Intro and Japan Vocab worksheet from back. Ready 1 minute after the bell.
Logistics If you missed the Friday test/quiz, you will need to make it up ASAP.
Japan in the Great Divergence In the 19th century, Japan went through a remarkable transformation. In 1853 Japan: Closed off from outside trade Still mostly feudal with Lords called Daimyo and knights called Samurai Technology had barely grown since 1550 Army still mostly used bows, spears, swords, and armor—Fleet still wooden sailboats Stable government Peaceful, rural society In 1914 Japan: Major trading and imperial power Modernized, industrial society Modern military with rifles, machine guns, artillery—Navy with armored steam-powered gunships. The most powerful industrial economy in 6000 miles
Japan in the Great Divergence 1853 1930
Japan in the Great Divergence 1853 1914
The Opening of Japan The whole process began with something called the “Opening of Japan” in 1853-1854 This occurred when America forced Japan to abandon its isolation and become America’s trading partner.
Assignment: Japan Intro Read and answer the questions on the worksheet. Build out your vocab list while you do. Vocab Quiz Wednesday
Vocab Shogun: the military dictator of Japan. Shogunate: a shogun’s government. Edo Period: the shogunate from 1603-1868; peaceful, stable, isolated Daimyo: a feudal lord Samurai: a feudal knight—later a bureaucrat Tozama: the daimyo who fought against the shogun during Sengoku, now political outsiders. Fudai: the daimyo who fought with the shogun during Sengoku Sengoku Jidai: a 150 year civil war from 1467-1603 Bushido: a military philosophy common during the Edo Period. Advocated loyalty, honor, and duty unto death. Sakoku: the “closed country.” Japan’s policy of isolation.