1. Imperialism: Japan

2. Feudal Japan

3. Japan: First European
1542 – Portuguese sailors; result of Vasco da Gama exploration to India
Followed by Jesuit missionaries (Christian male religious congregation of the Catholic Church)
*Francis Xavirer
-Japan was referred to as “Cipangu“ and made aware d by Marco Polo ( )

4. Matthew Perry’s Visit 7/1853
Ruler of Japan “Tokugawa Shogun”
Goals: Open trade route
Refuel ships
Rescue shipwreck sailors
Friendly understanding
*Treaty of Kanagawa signed 1854
Result : Civil War –Samurais rose and overthrew the Shoguns . “The Meiji restored”

5. Matthew Perry’s Visit 7/1853

7. Modernization

8. Political Reforms

9. Military Conquest Russo-Japanese War 2/8/1904 – 1905
-Conflict over influence in MANCHURIA; Port Arthur fell to Japan
Result: Treay of Portsmouth (US President Theodore Roosevelt)
*Japan claimed Liadong Peninsula & ort Arthur & Manchuria, half of Sakhalin Island & Russia to recognize Japan’s interest in Korea.
1910 Japan annexed Korea

11. Homework:
Read pages
1. Complete the Chart on page 320. Write a summary for the chart.
List 3 ways in which Japan Modernized. Explain how each of these actions helped strengthen Japan so it could resist Western pressure.
Due Friday