1. Bellwork: 01/10-12
10- Who was Sun Yat Sen? What were the “3 principles of the people?”
11- Who were Mao Tse-Tung and Chiang Kai-Shek? How did their rivalry affect China?
12- What were the “Open Door Notes” and how did they benefit China?

2. The Tokugawa Shogunate
The Age of the Samurai
The Meiji Restoration-
Tom Cruise movie: The Last Samurai

3. The executive branch was given more power than parliament.
Liberals vs. Progressives During the Meiji Restoration
Liberals
Progressives
Political model
Supreme authority was given to a parliament based on the model of Western liberal democracies.
The executive branch was given more power than parliament.
Political system adopted No
Yes
Outcome —
Most authority was given to the executive branch. The system was democratic in form but authoritarian in practice.

4. Fillmore letter: 1853
Commodore Perry-
Japanese Modernization

5. Japan’s Foreign Trade 1878-1917

6. Significance of the Russo-Japanese War
• Marked the first victory of an Asian nation over a European power in modern times
• Made Japan one of the world's great powers
• Gave Japan a foothold in Manchuria
• Reinforced Japan as the dominant power in Korea
• Ended Russia’s expansion in East Asia