Meiji Restoration:Who were the key figures involved in the Meiji Restoration?What were the main goals of the Meiji Restoration?When did the Meiji Restoration take place?Where did the events of the Meiji Restoration occur?Why was the Meiji Restoration significant in Japanese history?How did the Meiji Restoration transform Japanese society and governance?

How did the Industrialism and Imperialism lead to the Meiji Restoration?

Choose ONE option from the following which shows an important Meiji reform to modernize Japan and enhance its economy.ResponsesTraditional Japanese industries, such as tea processing and silk production, expanded more.Traditional Japanese industries, such as tea processing and silk production, expanded more.Public schools and hospitalsPublic schools and hospitalsHairstyles, clothes, culture, and sports changed as well.

Social and economic problems in Japan at the end of the Edo Period led to dissatisfaction among the Japanese people. One result of this was:A) Japan had to turn to the USA and some European nations (England, France, Russia and the Netherlands) for financial aid to prevent the Japanese people from uprising and overthrowing the government.B) Japan creating a feudal society in the hope that this social structure would aid Japan's economy and help stabilize society.C) The resignation of the Shogun, reforms and the installation of the Emperor in the 'Meiji Restoration.'D) Japan attempting to take the focus off its' problems and to unite the Japanese people by attacking Russia with the aim of gaining control over Russia's trade with Europe.

Despite the end of the feudal system of social organization in Meiji Japan, life initially changed very little for most Japanese. Which of the following is not one reason the new model of social organization of Meiji Japan had little impact on the daily life of many Japanese people?A) Traditional family patterns remained. Fathers had legal authority over all family members and made all the decisions for them.B) Daimyo resisted change and many were so powerful and wealthy that they ignored the new Meiji laws and continued to own land, employ samurai and collect taxes from peasant farmers on their lands.C) Class distinctions remained and many members of the upper classes had strong prejudices about the 'common' classes.D) Education was too expensive for many families and many rural peasants and women were not educated.

Draw up a timeline summarising the information about the earlyhabitation of Japan, before the Shogunate period.