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Warmup 5/14

Explore the desires and actions of different roles in Japan during the Perry Crisis, including the Samurai, Bakumatsu period, and Meiji Restoration. Understand their concerns and motivations as Japan navigates the challenges of modernization and imperialism.

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Warmup 5/14

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  1. Warmup 5/14 • What do the people of your role want Japan to do in response to the Perry Crisis? • What is important to them?

  2. Logistics • Quiz 8.3 Wednesday • Japan • Japan vocab • Perry Crisis • Bakumatsu • Meiji • Unit 8 Test Friday • Imperialism • Motives • China • Africa • Japan

  3. The 3 roles • Use the worksheet. • Fill out the beliefs of your role. • Use other people in class to fill out the details of each role.

  4. Bakumatsu • Use the worksheet. • Read the two treaties on the document “Opening of Japan.” • Respond to each treaty on your worksheet. • Ignore the part on the backside that says “wait until after lecture” • Whole sheet finished 8:35

  5. Meiji Restoration • The Perry Crisis is followed by a turbulent era in Japan. • Bakumatsu (1854-1867): the last years of the shogunate. Characterized by political violence. • Boshin War (1867-1868): a war between the shogun and nationalistic forces under control of the Tozama. • Meiji Period (1868-1912): Emperor returned to power, Japan modernizes and builds an empire.

  6. The Perry Crisis - Samurai • Many Samurai felt that the Shogun had betrayed Japan. • Afraid the new influence of the West would destroy Japanese culture. • Many rallied to anti-shogun nationalistic groups called “Ishinshishi”

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

  8. Bakumatsu • After the Harris Treaty, IshinShishi began to perform acts of political terrorism. • Members of the government were murdered in the streets, mostly with swords. • The assassins were named “Hitokiri” – manslayers, and viewed as heroes by some.

  9. The Perry Crisis – Tozama • The Tozama were disappointed that Japan was not modernizing • But mostly they just already hated the Shogun. • They exploited the political violence to delegitimize the shogunate.

  10. Boshin War 1867-1868 • The forces of the Tozama (backed in secret by Britain) revolted against the Shogun. • A bloody one year civil war toppled the shogun and a new government arose.

  11. The Meiji Restoration 1868 • The new, young Emperor Meiji removed the shogun from power and named himself the head of government. • The first emperor to rule Japan since 1336.

  12. The Meiji Period 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

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