Question 1

Consumers and producers impoverished by the opening of Japan's markets...

Accepted Answer

A)  Petitioned for subsidies from the government 
B)  Engaged in violent protests 
C)  Initiated a guerilla war 
D)  Took the first opportunity to leave the country 
A)  Petitioned for subsidies from the government 
B)  Engaged in violent protests 
C)  Initiated a guerilla war 
D)  Took the first opportunity to leave the country B

Question 2

Which was the last Tokugawa domain to hold out after the 'restoration'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mito 
B)  Edo 
C)  Aizu 
D)  Satsuma 
A)  Mito 
B)  Edo 
C)  Aizu 
D)  Satsuma C

Question 3

What did Katsu Kaishu persuade Sakamoto Ryoma not to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assassinate the emperor 
B)  Assassinate him 
C)  Assassinate the shogun 
D)  Assassinate the crown prince 
A)  Assassinate the emperor 
B)  Assassinate him 
C)  Assassinate the shogun 
D)  Assassinate the crown prince B

Question 4

The catalyst of process ending with the collapse of the Tokugawa bakufu was...

Accepted Answer

A)  Financial problems in major domains 
B)  Independent-minded formerly loyal daimyo 
C)  Social change in the cities and countryside 
D)  Foreign incursions 
A)  Financial problems in major domains 
B)  Independent-minded formerly loyal daimyo 
C)  Social change in the cities and countryside 
D)  Foreign incursions

Question 5

The 1855 Tokyo earthquake was seen as particularly significant because:

Accepted Answer

A)  It happened the same year that Admiral Perry arrived 
B)  It occurred on an astrologically significant year 
C)  It killed a number of Tokugawa officials 
D)  It destroyed sacred buildings such as temples 
A)  It happened the same year that Admiral Perry arrived 
B)  It occurred on an astrologically significant year 
C)  It killed a number of Tokugawa officials 
D)  It destroyed sacred buildings such as temples

Question 6

Abe Masahiro's request for the daimyo to propose solutions to political crises was interpreted as...

Accepted Answer

A)  A sign that the Tokugawa were becoming more organized 
B)  A product of Emperor Komei's influence 
C)  A symptom of Tokugawa weakness 
D)  An attempt at placing blame on daimyo 
A)  A sign that the Tokugawa were becoming more organized 
B)  A product of Emperor Komei's influence 
C)  A symptom of Tokugawa weakness 
D)  An attempt at placing blame on daimyo

Question 7

What was kōbu gattai?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unity between the daimyo and shogun 
B)  Unity between the court and daimyo 
C)  Unity between the court, daimyo, and shogun 
D)  Unity between the court and shogun 
A)  Unity between the daimyo and shogun 
B)  Unity between the court and daimyo 
C)  Unity between the court, daimyo, and shogun 
D)  Unity between the court and shogun

Question 8

Why did Hotta Masayoshi travel to Kyoto?

Accepted Answer

A)  To secure the emperor's approval for the Townsend Harris treaty 
B)  To persuade the emperor to publicly support his policies 
C)  To warn the emperor against interfering in Tokugawa affairs 
D)  To conduct reconnaissance on upstart daimyo 
A)  To secure the emperor's approval for the Townsend Harris treaty 
B)  To persuade the emperor to publicly support his policies 
C)  To warn the emperor against interfering in Tokugawa affairs 
D)  To conduct reconnaissance on upstart daimyo

Question 9

What was one of Abe Masahiro's main objectives when he came to power in 1845?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improving Tokugawa finances 
B)  Building coastal defences 
C)  Granting trade rights to the Russians 
D)  Confiscating territory from rebellious domains 
A)  Improving Tokugawa finances 
B)  Building coastal defences 
C)  Granting trade rights to the Russians 
D)  Confiscating territory from rebellious domains

Question 10

Which country's political system did Tosa domain envision as a model?

Accepted Answer

A)  America 
B)  China 
C)  France 
D)  Britain 
A)  America 
B)  China 
C)  France 
D)  Britain

Question 11

The leaders of the Meiji Restoration quickly began to..

Accepted Answer

A)  Enact reforms of the government 
B)  Incorporate figures from the old Tokugawa regime 
C)  Forge an alliance with Korea 
D)  Realize that Japan would one day have to declare war on the US 
A)  Enact reforms of the government 
B)  Incorporate figures from the old Tokugawa regime 
C)  Forge an alliance with Korea 
D)  Realize that Japan would one day have to declare war on the US

Question 12

The Treaty of Kanagawa applied to which countries,in addition to America and Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  France, Britain. the Netherlands, and Russia 
B)  France, Britain, China, and Russia 
C)  France, China, Korea, and Russia 
D)  The Netherlands, France, Vietnam, and Korea. 
A)  France, Britain. the Netherlands, and Russia 
B)  France, Britain, China, and Russia 
C)  France, China, Korea, and Russia 
D)  The Netherlands, France, Vietnam, and Korea.

Question 13

The 'outer' daimyo saw the policy of kōbu gattai as...

Accepted Answer

A)  An opportunity to promote strategic marriages 
B)  An opportunity to secure political influence 
C)  An opportunity to roll back Tokugawa reforms 
D)  An opportunity to take control of Japan's foreign policy 
A)  An opportunity to promote strategic marriages 
B)  An opportunity to secure political influence 
C)  An opportunity to roll back Tokugawa reforms 
D)  An opportunity to take control of Japan's foreign policy

Question 14

Why did samurai from Mito assassinate Ii Naosuke?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because they saw his policies as excessively harsh on foreigners 
B)  Because he was seen as having betrayed their comrades 
C)  Because he was a brash and insufferable upstart 
D)  Because he was from a commoner background 
A)  Because they saw his policies as excessively harsh on foreigners 
B)  Because he was seen as having betrayed their comrades 
C)  Because he was a brash and insufferable upstart 
D)  Because he was from a commoner background

Question 15

Which two belligerents were involved in the Opium Wars?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain and Japan 
B)  Korea and Russia 
C)  China and Britain 
D)  China and Russia 
A)  Britain and Japan 
B)  Korea and Russia 
C)  China and Britain 
D)  China and Russia

Question 16

Why were the Russians the first to begin to investigate territories in the Japanese north?

Accepted Answer

A)  Explorers in far eastern Russia were interested in trade and fur 
B)  Russian merchants wished to trade in silk 
C)  The czar had a plan to raid Japan for its timber and mineral resources 
D)  Their leaders saw it as a first step toward expansion to Alaska 
A)  Explorers in far eastern Russia were interested in trade and fur 
B)  Russian merchants wished to trade in silk 
C)  The czar had a plan to raid Japan for its timber and mineral resources 
D)  Their leaders saw it as a first step toward expansion to Alaska

Question 17

Modern Japanese culture regards the 'shishi' rebels of late Tokugawa times...

Accepted Answer

A)  As heroes 
B)  As misguided 
C)  As victims 
D)  As traitors 
A)  As heroes 
B)  As misguided 
C)  As victims 
D)  As traitors

Question 18

Ii Naosuke did NOT...

Accepted Answer

A)  Try to appoint a weak shogun 
B)  Seek to reinstate the Tokugawa dictatorship over the daimyo and court 
C)  Try to eject the court and outer daimyo from a voice over bakufu affairs 
D)  Cede treaty ports to the French, British, and Americans 
A)  Try to appoint a weak shogun 
B)  Seek to reinstate the Tokugawa dictatorship over the daimyo and court 
C)  Try to eject the court and outer daimyo from a voice over bakufu affairs 
D)  Cede treaty ports to the French, British, and Americans

Question 19

What mysterious event allegedly began happening in Japanese cities in 1867?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food fell from the skies 
B)  The Buddha and Shinto deities appeared to be embracing in the clouds 
C)  Large numbers of people seemed to have disappeared from their villages 
D)  It began to rain good luck charms 
A)  Food fell from the skies 
B)  The Buddha and Shinto deities appeared to be embracing in the clouds 
C)  Large numbers of people seemed to have disappeared from their villages 
D)  It began to rain good luck charms

Question 20

Why did the Satsuma domain ally with the bakufu in 1863-1864?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because Chōshū's attacks on foreigners were seen as a geopolitical miscalculation 
B)  Because Satsuma's lords were suspicious of Chōshū military power expansion in Kyushu 
C)  Because the Shimazu family and the Tokugawa had secured a marriage alliance 
D)  Because the emperor ordered the two groups to cooperate for the sake of Japan 
A)  Because Chōshū's attacks on foreigners were seen as a geopolitical miscalculation 
B)  Because Satsuma's lords were suspicious of Chōshū military power expansion in Kyushu 
C)  Because the Shimazu family and the Tokugawa had secured a marriage alliance 
D)  Because the emperor ordered the two groups to cooperate for the sake of Japan

Consumers and producers impoverished by the opening of Japan's markets...

Which was the last Tokugawa domain to hold out after the 'restoration'?

What did Katsu Kaishu persuade Sakamoto Ryoma not to do?

The catalyst of process ending with the collapse of the Tokugawa bakufu was...

The 1855 Tokyo earthquake was seen as particularly significant because:

Abe Masahiro's request for the daimyo to propose solutions to political crises was interpreted as...

What was kōbu gattai?

Why did Hotta Masayoshi travel to Kyoto?

What was one of Abe Masahiro's main objectives when he came to power in 1845?

Which country's political system did Tosa domain envision as a model?

The leaders of the Meiji Restoration quickly began to..

The Treaty of Kanagawa applied to which countries,in addition to America and Japan?

The 'outer' daimyo saw the policy of kōbu gattai as...

Why did samurai from Mito assassinate Ii Naosuke?

Which two belligerents were involved in the Opium Wars?

Why were the Russians the first to begin to investigate territories in the Japanese north?

Modern Japanese culture regards the 'shishi' rebels of late Tokugawa times...

Ii Naosuke did NOT...

What mysterious event allegedly began happening in Japanese cities in 1867?

Why did the Satsuma domain ally with the bakufu in 1863-1864?

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Exam 4: The Overthrow of the Tokugawa

Consumers and producers impoverished by the opening of Japan's markets...

Which was the last Tokugawa domain to hold out after the 'restoration'?

What did Katsu Kaishu persuade Sakamoto Ryoma not to do?

The catalyst of process ending with the collapse of the Tokugawa bakufu was...

The 1855 Tokyo earthquake was seen as particularly significant because:

Abe Masahiro's request for the daimyo to propose solutions to political crises was interpreted as...

What was kōbu gattai?

Why did Hotta Masayoshi travel to Kyoto?

What was one of Abe Masahiro's main objectives when he came to power in 1845?

Which country's political system did Tosa domain envision as a model?

The leaders of the Meiji Restoration quickly began to..

The Treaty of Kanagawa applied to which countries,in addition to America and Japan?

The 'outer' daimyo saw the policy of kōbu gattai as...

Why did samurai from Mito assassinate Ii Naosuke?

Which two belligerents were involved in the Opium Wars?

Why were the Russians the first to begin to investigate territories in the Japanese north?

Modern Japanese culture regards the 'shishi' rebels of late Tokugawa times...

Ii Naosuke did NOT...

What mysterious event allegedly began happening in Japanese cities in 1867?

Why did the Satsuma domain ally with the bakufu in 1863-1864?

The Tokugawa Polity

Social and Economic Transformations

The Intellectual World of Late Tokugawa

The Samurai Revolution

Participation and Protest

Social, Economic, Environmental, and Cultural Transformations

Empire and Domestic Order

Economy and Society

Democracy and Empire Between the World Wars

The Depression Crisis and Responses

Japan in Wartime

Occupied Japan: New Departures and Durable Structures

Economic and Social Transformations

Political Struggles and Settlements of the High-Growth Era

Global Power in a Polarized World: Japan in the 1980s

Japans Lost Decades: 1990s-2000s

Shock, Disaster, and the End of the Hesei Era: Beyond the Lost Decades

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