I can identify the importance of Matthew C. Perry.

Who is known for the communist ideas?

A.Karl MarxB.Adam SmithC.Thomas JeffersonD.Matthew Perry

Ok – so where are we?

• Industrial Revolution has changed life

– https://www.youtube.com/user/olympic?feature=watch

• Communism and Capitalist ideas have spread

Industrial Revolution SPREADING

• From England

• ….to the United States– Textiles, factories, railroads

• …to Germany– Copied England– Became a military GIANT

• Could this lead to war?

Industrialization in Japan

• What type of foreign interaction did Japan have during the Tokugawa shogunate?– Closed country policy

• Japan was isolated with the industrialized world except with the China and Dutch merchants

• How do you think this made Westerners feel?– Angry, frustrated!

• Westerners tried to convince the Japanese to open their ports– Japan repeatedly refused them

• In 1853, U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry took 4 ships into modern day Tokyo Harbor– Black wooden ships powered by steam

astounded the Japanese– Canons!

• Perry delivered President Millard Fillmore’s letter and threatened to come back with a larger fleet in a year

What do you think the Japanese shogun decided to do?

Treaty of Kanagawa – Japan agreed to open two ports for the U.S. to take on supplies

Draw the Treaty of Kanagawa

• After the United States had pushed open the door, what do you think the other Western powers did?

• They soon followed. (In China as well)

• Foreigners were given permission to trade at several treaty ports

• The Japanese were angry that the shogun had given in to the foreigners’ demands.– Who should they turn to?

• Japan’s young emperor – Mutsuhito – symbolized the country’s sense of pride and nationalism

– In 1867, the Tokugawa shogun stepped down ending the military dictatorships that had lasted since the 12th century

• Mutsuhito chose the name MEIJI for his reign“– enlightened rule”

• Ruled for 45 years – known as the Meiji era

Now that the foreigners are allowed in, what can Meiji do to compete with the West?

• 1.

• 2.

MODERNIZE• Sent diplomats to Europe and

N. America to study Western ways

• Used Germany’s constitution as a model for their own

• Attempted to modernize their military to imitate the German and British navy

• Adopted the American system of universal public education

• Sent students abroad to study

Accelerated Industrialization• Built its first railroad line that

connected Tokyo with the port of Yokohama– 7,000 miles of railroad

• Coal production grew from .5 million in 1875 to 21 million in 1913

• Built thousands of factories; zaibatsus (large family-controlled businesses)

• Shipbuilding

• Tea processing and silk production increased

Summing it all up• How did Meiji change Japan?• Write, draw, make a song, etc.