History of Japanese Culture and Institutions Topic Eight


History of Japanese Culture and Institutions *Topic Eight: From Tokugawa to Meiji,* Study Guide**

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Identifications: Kensei Reforms, Matsudaira Sadanobu, Satsuma, Choshu, Shinto Revivalists, Yamagata Banto (1748-1821), Kaiho Seiryo (1748-1821, Aizawa Sosjosao (1782-1863), Hirata Atsutape (1776-1843), "Eastern Ethic and Western Science," Matthew C. Perry, Wei Yuan's Treatise on the Sea Kingdoms, Tokugawa Naitaki (1800-1860), Ii Naosuke, Sonno Joi, Yoshida Shoin (1830-1859, Kido Koin (1833-1877), Ito Hirobumi (1884-1909), Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922), Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-1901), Conditions in the West, Okubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Saigo Takamori (1827-1877), Charter Oath, The Crisis of 1873.

Essays

1. Discuss the reasons for the success and failure of Japanese attempt for reform prior to arrival of Perry.

2. Why did the United States make aggressive demands on the Japanese in 1853. What were the results of these demands for the United States, Europe, and the Japanese?

3. Discuss the Japanese reaction to Western Imperialism? What factors led to the Meiji Restoration? How did the government resolve the problems facing the Daimyo and the Samurai? What caused the Crisis of 1873?

Reading Assignment

Shirokauer, Chapter 8

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