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| 11629455954 | The Tokugawa background | Tokogawa shogun had ruled since about 1600. Decentralized political system; japan enjoyed internal peace from 1600 to 1850; Daimyo were regulated but retained considerable autonomy | 0 | |
| 11629455955 | Hierarchal Society | Daimyo and shogun at top, then peasants, artisans and merchants on bottom | 1 | |
| 11629455956 | Japanese Isolation | Tokugawa shoguns enforced a policy of isolation; they banned almost all contact with the outside world (closed country edict of 1635) | 2 | |
| 11629455957 | The opening of Japan | uS sent Commodore Perry in 1853 to demand the opening of trade ports | 3 | |
| 11629455958 | Treaty of Kanagowa 1854 | Japan opens two ports to American ships (by 1860 Japan has trade agreements with many nations) | 4 | |
| 11629455959 | The Meiji Restoration | The shogunate capitulation to foreign demands triggers a civil war ; in 1860 a group of young samurai restore the 15 year old Meiji to power;attempted to save Japan from foreigners by transformation of Japanese society rather than by residence | 5 | |
| 11633161034 | Meiji reform and restoration | Meiji era-time of reform begun by Meiji emperor Mushito; modernizes by using Western models; by early 1900s Japan has industrialized-state sponsored industrialization | 6 | |
| 11633161035 | MEIJI | Mushito Ends Isolation Japan Industrializes | 7 | |
| 11633161036 | State sponsored industrialization | Development of uniform currency, telegraph lines, postal system, and railroads; hired foreign consultants; land reform allowed peasants to become small landowners and improved their productivity | 8 | |
| 11633161037 | Cultural westernization | Universal education system, western fashions and personal care, western calendar and metric system | 9 | |
| 11633161038 | Governmental reforms | Japan developed a highly centralized and bureaucratic government , constitution of 1889 based on German model, established an elected parliament, emperor commanded armed forces, named prime minister, and appoint the cabinet, navy and army based on European models | 10 | |
| 11633684999 | Imperial Japan: military strength | By 1890, Japan has strong military; in 1894 Japan gets western nations to give up special rights with Japan | 11 | |
| 11633685000 | Imperialism in East Asia | Japan forces Korea to open three ports to Japanese trade in 1876. In 1894, China sends troops to put Down rebellion in Korea. Japan drives Chinese out of Korea , gains Chinese territory | 12 | |
| 11633685001 | Japanese occupation of Korea | Japan makes Korea a protectorate in 1905; in 1910, Japan completes annexation of Korea, Japan rules harshly in Korea, leading to growing Korean nationalism | 13 | |
| 11633685002 | Russo-Japanese War | In 1903, Japan and Russia begin struggle over Manchuria; in 1905 treaty ends the war (treaty of Portsmouth) Japan gets captured territories; neither side won, but since Russia didn't win it was viewed as a victory for Japan | 14 |
