Japan

· Key Ideas/Terms for Japan Unit - I

1600 - Tokugawa

1868 Meiji

1911 - Taisho

1925 - Showa

1989 - Heisei

daimyo - lord -- also "inner lord"

tozama - "outer lord" -- former enemies

samurai - warriors who serve the daimyo

bushido - code of ethics for samurai -- "the way of the warrior"

shogun - military ruler or dictator. The Tokugawa family took control of Japan c. 1600 and ruled until 1867 - 8.

tenno - emperor

Collapse of isolationism:

I. The Dutch - monopoly on Japanese Trade

II. 1792 - 1812: Russia

III. 1812 - 1840s: Great Britain

IV. 1850s: The United States

Trade Barriers Destroyed:

"The Unequal Treaties"

I. Tariff Autonomy for foreigners

II. Forced opening of Japanese ports

III. Extraterritoriality

IV. "Most Favored Nation" status for all