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- 1. Multiple Choice
The main theme of the Meiji Restoration unit is what?
Modernism vs Traditionalism
Capitalism vs Communism
Nationalism vs Traditionalism
Militarism vs Internationalsim
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the military style system which had ruled Japan?
Samurai
Daimyo
Bakufu
Sonnu Joi
- 3. Multiple Choice
How long had the BAKUFU system been in place in Japan?
300 years
700 years
100 years
Only a few years
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who was at the top of the hierarchy of the Bakufu?
Samurai
Shogun
Daimyo
Emperor
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the Shogunate that had been in place in Japan for the last 3 centuries?
The Hanagawa Shogunate
The Meiji Shogunate
The Tokugawa Shogunate
The Mitsubishi Shogunate
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who were at the BOTTOM of the Bakufu heirachy?
Peasants
Merchants
Artisans
Samurai
- 7. Multiple Choice
How could you best describe Japan's foreign policy up until the 1850s?
Extremely Open
Aggressive and Military
Extremely Isolationist
Slightly Isolationist
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Japanese were distrustful of the West as they had witnessed what Western Imperialists had done to which neighboring country?
Korea
Russia
Taiwan
China
- 9. Multiple Choice
The 'code of the warrior' is known as....?
Bushido
Sepukku
Daimyo
Samurai
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the class of feudal landlords in the Bakufu?
Shogun
Daimyo
Samurai
Ronin
- 11. Multiple Choice
Even though the Emperor was at the top of the Bakufu heirachy, who really held the greatest amount of power?
The Samurai
The Shogun
The Daimyo
The Peasants
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who is this man?
President Millard Filmore
Emperor Meiji
Commodore Matthew Perry
That guy from 'Friends'
- 13. Multiple Choice
What did Perry want from the Japanese?
To go to war
To build ships for America
To open up Japanese ports for trade
To provide him an army
- 14. Multiple Choice
When did Perry and the Black Ships first arrive in Japan?
1843
1853
1863
1873
- 15. Multiple Choice
What tTWO things did Perry bring with him to impress the Japanese with American modern technology?
Telegraph system
A mini-railroad
Telephone
Gunpowder
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why was Almgren (Tom Cruise's character) hired by Emperor Meiji in 'The Last Samurai'
To fight with the Samurai
To train the Samurai
To train the conscript army
To build a railroad
- 17. Multiple Choice
What happens when the Conscript Army first comes into contact with the Samurai (at the beginning of the film?)
The conscript army wins convincinly
The Samurai slaughter the conscript army
The conscript army wins but takes heavy losses
The Samurai retreat
- 18. Multiple Choice
What major advantage does the conscript army have over the Samurai in the film?
Weaponry
Tactics
Leadership
Honour
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