10.03 - Meiji Restoration and Japanese Imperialism

Commodore Matthew Perry

(1794- 1858) a commodore in the United States navy who forced the Japanese to open their country to western merchants in 1853

industrialize

to make something industrial

Manchuria

a region of northeastern China invaded by the Japanese in 1931

Meiji Restoration

(1868-1912) a period of industrialization and modernization in Japan in reaction to European imperialism that to Japan's imperial period

modernize

to bring up to date

Nanking (Nanjing) Massacre

(1937-1938) a period of mass killing and ravaging of Chinese citizens and surrendered soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army after the Japanese invaded China and the capital city, Nanking

natural resources

materials the occur in nature and can be used for economic gain (to make money) like forests, water, fertile land, oil, or coal

Russo-Japanese War

(1904-1905) conflict between Russia and Japan over land in Manchuria (northern China) in which the Japanese defeated the Russians

Tokugawa Shogunate

the last feudal Japanese military government who ruled from 1603 to 1868; the Tokugawa shoguns (governors) united Japan and ruled from the capital named Edo