1. The Rise of Modern Japan
Chapter 13 Lesson 3
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2. Japan responds to foreign pressure
Followed example of _________________ nations, while preserving Japanese ___________________
By 1800, was an _______________________ nation & only allowed the _____________ & ____________________ merchants to trade at the port of Nagasaki
Western nations wanted to trade with _________________________ & break their isolationist ways…
First to succeed = The _______________~ Commodore ____________________

3. Commodore Matthew Perry – U.S.
1853 – arrived at _________________ (now Tokyo Bay) with 4 warships & a letter from Pres. ____________________________
better treatment of ____________________ solders on the island
open _________________________ relations with the U.S.
_______ months later he returned to get an answer from Japan with a larger fleet of ___________________
Japan agreed due to __________________________________

4. Treaty of Kanagawa
Return of shipwrecked American sailors to the U.S.
Opening of ______ Japanese ______________ to Western traders
Est. a U.S. ____________________________ in Japan
1858 – U.S. received more ports to Japan & they made similar treaties with the European nations

5. The Meiji restoration
Meiji Era – time of reform by Emperor _______________________
Makes reforms & modernizing using ________________ models
government, ________ structure, ____________________, military
Western ______________________ & culture became popular
______________________
By early 1900, Japan had __________________________ & is competitive with the West

6. Japan’s expansion/imperialism
1874 – took over the Chinese islands of ___________________
1876 – forced _________________ to open their ports to Japanese trade
1894 – Japan & ______________ went to war over Korea
_________________ won & ________________ had to recognize Korea’s independence

7. Russo-Japanese War
1903, Japan & Russia begin struggle over _________________________
_______________ surprise attacks _______________ in a naval base that previously been owned by ______________________
1905, the Treaty of _______________________ ends the war
Japan gained captured territories
Treaty drafted by Pres. _______________________________________
Signed off the coast of New Hampshire on a _______________________

8. Japan Occupies Korea
Japan makes Korea a ___________________________________
1910, Japan completes the __________________________ of Korea
Japan rules ____________________ in Korea which leads to Korean ___________________________________