Meiji Period

3. High ranking samurai that controlled the provinces of Japan.
4. China forfeits this country in the Sino-Japanese war. A large island off the coast of China.
8. Another word for Russia
9. The commodore from the US that went to Japan wanted to trade coal.
11. Both China and Japan wanted control over this country.
14. Money paid yearly to the Samurai by the government.
15. The industrial development of a country.
17. The political revolution that brought an
19. The system that was abolished by the Meiji Government.
22. Military nobility in Japan
24. Korean peasant group that wanted to revolt against the Korean government.
25. Draft system where the entire population was required to serve in the military. Also called “The Blood Tax.”
26. This country fought Japan over Korea.
27. The Chinese dynasty that fought in the sino-japanese war.

1. When a country is powerful enough and wants to expand its power by controlling other countries through military force.
2. The treaty that ends the Sino-Japanese war.
4. Russia, Germany, and France paid Japan to give back port arthur.
5. When one country enforces their own laws on another country’s land, and are held to its own laws.
6. Armed conflict between different nations or states
7. Men of _____ were put into power because they questioned the shogun.
10. Government started companies that were sold very cheaply to independent organizations.
12. Required school for children
13. Group of islands surrounding Taiwan that were given to Japan following the Sino-Japanese war.
14. The last samurai
16. Another word for “Chinese”
18. Sending Japanese people to foreign countries to learn and study.
20. A warm water port in China that was attacked by Japan in the Russo-Japanese war.
21. The ______ of Japan regained full control over the country.
23. When someone associates themselves with the cultures and the things that their country is recognized for and sometimes being against the traditions of other nations.