The Meiji Restoration — Japan (1868, Japan) — Questions and answers

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Who is described as the revered 'Last Samurai' on this page?

Choices

  1. Emperor Meiji
  2. Saigō Takamori ✓
  3. Okubo Toshimichi
  4. Ito Hirobumi

Answer: Saigō Takamori

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What did Commodore Matthew Perry demand when his 'Black Ships' arrived in Edo Bay?

Choices

  1. A new emperor for Japan
  2. More land for the United States
  3. Trade with Japan ✓
  4. A chance to visit the Emperor

Answer: Trade with Japan

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What was Ito Hirobumi worried about losing if Japan modernized too much?

Choices

  1. His favorite katana
  2. Their money and wealth
  3. Their sacred traditions ✓
  4. His friends and family

Answer: Their sacred traditions

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Who did Saigō Takamori lead his soldiers to fight for in the Boshin War?

Choices

  1. The Tokugawa loyalists
  2. The Emperor ✓
  3. The American President
  4. Kido Takayoshi

Answer: The Emperor

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What did Iwasaki Yataro want to build with Okubo Toshimichi's support?

Choices

  1. A new imperial palace
  2. Factories and modern infrastructure ✓
  3. More traditional Japanese temples
  4. A bigger army with better swords

Answer: Factories and modern infrastructure

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What two things did Emperor Meiji do to show Japan was adapting to new ways?

Choices

  1. He fought in a war and started a factory.
  2. He learned a new language and cooked a new meal.
  3. He adopted Western clothing and cut his samurai topknot. ✓
  4. He traveled to America and met the President.

Answer: He adopted Western clothing and cut his samurai topknot.

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Why was Saigō Takamori disappointed with how Japan was changing?

Choices

  1. He missed his old samurai clothes.
  2. He felt Japan was becoming too much like Western countries. ✓
  3. He didn't like the new types of food.
  4. He wanted to fight another big war.

Answer: He felt Japan was becoming too much like Western countries.

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What was the Satsuma Rebellion a final stand against?

Choices

  1. The Emperor's new laws
  2. Rapid westernization ✓
  3. Building more factories
  4. Learning about Confucius

Answer: Rapid westernization

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What did Saigō Takamori do after his defeat in the Satsuma Rebellion?

Choices

  1. He became a powerful leader again.
  2. He traveled to Western countries.
  3. He performed seppuku to end his life honorably. ✓
  4. He started a new factory in the city.

Answer: He performed seppuku to end his life honorably.

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What were children in Japan learning in schools after the Meiji Restoration?

Choices

  1. Old samurai fighting traditions
  2. How to grow more crops for farming
  3. New sciences and technologies ✓
  4. How to build traditional Japanese houses

Answer: New sciences and technologies

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