The Fall of Tokugawa Shogunate (1868, Japan) — Questions and answers

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What made Emperor Kōmei worry in Kyoto?

Choices

  1. The crumbling Edo Castle
  2. The growing foreign influence ✓
  3. The surrender of the Shogun
  4. The reflections in the mirrors

Answer: The growing foreign influence

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What did Emperor Kōmei want to do about the foreigners' influence?

Choices

  1. Welcome them to Japan
  2. Learn from their ways
  3. Resist their influence ✓
  4. Ask them to leave politely

Answer: Resist their influence

From page 3

Who was the young successor to Emperor Kōmei?

Choices

  1. Okubo Toshimichi
  2. Ii Naosuke
  3. Emperor Meiji ✓
  4. Saigō Takamori

Answer: Emperor Meiji

From page 5

Whose forces surrounded Edo Castle, showing their victory was coming soon?

Choices

  1. Katsu Kaishu's forces
  2. Tokugawa Yoshinobu's forces
  3. Saigō Takamori's forces ✓
  4. Okubo Toshimichi's forces

Answer: Saigō Takamori's forces

From page 6

What did Katsu Kaishu tell Tokugawa Yoshinobu they must do to avoid more fighting?

Choices

  1. Fight harder
  2. Call for help
  3. Yield to the Emperor's will ✓
  4. Build a new castle

Answer: Yield to the Emperor's will

From page 7

What big change happened after Saigō Takamori marched into Edo Castle?

Choices

  1. The Shogunate began again.
  2. A new shogun was chosen.
  3. Emperor Kōmei took over.
  4. The Shogunate ended. ✓

Answer: The Shogunate ended.

From page 8

What did Okubo Toshimichi suggest Japan should do to become strong and modern?

Choices

  1. Ignore the West
  2. Learn from the West ✓
  3. Go back to old traditions
  4. Fight the West

Answer: Learn from the West

From page 9

What replaced the Tokugawa Shogunate?

Choices

  1. The Edo Castle
  2. The Meiji Restoration ✓
  3. The Shogun's rule
  4. A foreign power

Answer: The Meiji Restoration

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