The Meiji and Taisho Period

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  1. 3. Period in japanese history that lasted from 1868 to 1912
  2. 4. The First name of the 1st prime minister of Japan.
  3. 9. War between the Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire in the years 1904-1905 that was caused by the imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire.
  4. 10. In Japanese history, what was the period that coincided with Emperor Taishō? Hint: 1912–1926
  5. 12. Edo Castle was renamed The_______ Palace.
  6. 13. Japan was divided between two governments, one is the warrior government, ______ controlled by the Tokugawa Family
  7. 14. The name of the capital after it was moved from Kyoto to Edo during the Meiji period
  8. 15. The first major event that marked the beginning of the Meiji Period, which abolished the former way of life in Japan.
  9. 17. Major earthquake that struck Tokyo and Yokohama in 1923.
  10. 20. What position was eliminated during the Meiji Restoration?
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  1. 1. Before the Japanese people moved out of an isolated system and were influenced by western concepts, what was the system they practiced?
  2. 2. What is the meaning of Taishō?
  3. 5. During the Meiji Period, Japan transitioned to a _________ monarchy.
  4. 6. This class of people was abolished in the Meiji period, ending their hereditary privileges and redistributing their land.
  5. 7. Emperor who succeeded Emperor Meiji
  6. 8. Sporadic skirmishes between the Empire of Japan and samurai commanders in 1868 were mostly because of the Meiji government's rapid modernization and westernization efforts.
  7. 11. The war between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan won the right to take over the Korean Peninsula.
  8. 16. First prime minister of Japan during the Meiji Period
  9. 18. The adoption of the practices and culture of Western Europe by societies and countries in other parts of the world.
  10. 19. The special status of former samurai wherein they received compensation for their loss of income and status.