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Causes of Japanese Expansion
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- 1"Gun Boat Diplomacy"Britain fought against China in order to force the Chinese Government to accept Britain´s right to sell opium in China
- 2Tokugawa YoshinobuAlso referred as "Keiki", was the last Shogun from 1866
- 3Japan´s policy of SeclusionLasted over 200 years.
Led to the rapid growth as an important regional and even international power. - 4Commodore Perry went to Japan with one purposeCommodore Perry arrived on the 8 of July 1853 (with four warships) to repeat US request for commercial agreements
- 5"Shishi" (men high purpose)Fanatics who were prepared to kill and die for their cause
- 6Yoshida ShoinMember of the Choshu Clan, early leader of the shishi - argued that the existing government was incapable of serving the emperor or expelling the Western "barbarians"
- 7Nationalist resentmentWith this concept growing in Japan, the Choshu Clan leaders were able to persuade the emperor to adopt an anti-western policy, and, to get the government to agree a new seclusion policy
- 8What event persuaded the Choshu clan to modernize their army ?When Western vessels were fired upon from Choshu coastal territories
- 9Main aim of the new imperial governmentPrevent Japan from suffering the fate of several other Asian Nations
- 10On which concepts it was based the education in Japan ?Strong nationalistic and pro-imperial principles
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