SOURCE7 The Charter Oath 1868
SkillBuilder discussion Continuity and change Do you think the Charter Oath achieved all the things it promised? Read SOURCE7 again and, as a class, decide how many of the five points were actually put into practice during the Meiji period.
By this oath, we set up as our aim the establishment of the national wealth on a broad basis and the framing of a constitution and laws. Deliberative assemblies shall be widely established and all matters decided by open discussion. All classes, high and low, shall be united in vigorously carrying out the administration of affairs of state. The common people, no less than the civil and military officials, shall all be allowed to pursue their own calling so that there may be no discontent. Evil customs of the past shall be broken off and everything based upon the just laws of Nature. Knowledge shall be sought throughout the world so as to strengthen the foundation of imperial rule.
9.9 SkillBuilder activity COMMUNICATING 1. Create a timeline that shows the significant events that took place in Japan between 1853 and 1871. 2. Explain what aspects of Japanese life and society changed the most. Justify your opinion.
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Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 5
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Explain in what ways the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1853 was different from the contact made by other western visitors in the 1830s and 1840s. A. Commodore Perry offered large financial inducements. B. Commodore Perry established solid relationships with the Japanese. C. Commodore Perry threatened military action. D. Commodore Perry had many exotic items for trade. 2. Explain what the United States gained from the Treaty of Kanagawa. Select all that apply. A. The treaty opened two more ports to the North Americans and ensured better treatment of any shipwrecked US sailors. B. A further treaty was signed four years later opening more ports, which allowed more North Americans to live and work in Japan. C. Very high tariffs were imposed on goods imported into Japan. D. A third treaty allowed for the establishment of a US naval base on the island of Tsushima. 3. Recall one way that Japan maintained limited contact with the outside world during the isolationist Edo period. 4. Explain how the Treaty of Kanagawa and similar agreements were seen to have weakened the authority of the sh̄ogun. 5. Determine whether the following statement is True or False. The period of the Edo sh̄ogunate came to an end when Yoshinobu ran out of money due to the fighting and had to surrender, and then resign.
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