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Japan’s Modernisation Paper 1: Basics
Japan’s Modernisation Paper 1: Basics
From Perry to the restoration, this paper fixes the chronological skeleton, the three slogans and the key reforms.
Direct answers Answers and explanations for all ten questions
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 |
| Suggested time | 20 |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 3 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 3 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: DSE History Japan’s Modernisation |
| Level | Paper 1 (basics) |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationPerry reached Uraga on 8 July 1853 and the Treaty of Kanagawa was signed on 31 March 1854. How many days apart?
- FoundationThe Meiji Restoration is usually dated from 1868. What were its three slogans?
- FoundationWhat did the abolition of the domains in 1871 achieve?
- IntermediateThe Iwakura Mission left on 23 December 1871 and returned on 13 September 1873. How many days was that?
- IntermediateIn which years came the conscription ordinance, the land tax reform and the commutation of samurai stipends?
- IntermediateThe Meiji Constitution was promulgated on 11 February 1889 and came into force on 29 November 1890. How many days apart?
- ChallengeThe Sino-Japanese War ran from 1 August 1894 to the Treaty of Shimonoseki on 17 April 1895. How many days?
- ChallengeThe Russo-Japanese War ran from 8 February 1904 to the Treaty of Portsmouth on 5 September 1905. How many days?
- ChallengeThe Meiji era ran from 3 January 1868 to the emperor death on 30 July 1912. How many days and years?
- Error redoError clinic: the claim that peasant risings overthrew the shogunate and founded the new regime. What is wrong?
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 266 days, about nine months | From the show of force to the treaty took under a year, opening Shimoda and Hakodate under pressure. |
| 2 | enrich the country and strengthen the army, promote industry, and civilise and enlighten | The three covered state power, industrial development, and education and manners, and together framed the reforms. |
| 3 | domains were replaced by prefectures, lords moved to Tokyo, and the centre appointed governors, creating centralised rule | Abolition drew local finance, troops and appointments into the centre, the precondition for nationwide reform. |
| 4 | 630 days, about twenty months | The mission toured America and Europe to study institutions and industry rather than to sign treaties, and its findings reshaped cabinet and education reform. |
| 5 | conscription and the land tax reform both in 1873, the stipend commutation in 1876 | Together they rebuilt army, revenue and status: universal service, a cash land tax, and a one-off buyout of samurai stipends. |
| 6 | 656 days, about twenty-one months | Promulgation and operation were separated by preparations for elections and the first Diet in 1890. |
| 7 | 259 days, about eight and a half months | In under a year Japan gained Taiwan, the Pescadores and a large indemnity, emerging as a regional power. |
| 8 | 575 days, about nineteen months | Fought mainly in Manchuria and at sea, Japan won but was exhausted and did not obtain the indemnity it demanded. |
| 9 | 16279 days, that is 44.6 years | More than four decades allowed the shift from domain rule to a constitutional state, which is why the term restoration carries weight. |
| 10 | the driving force was lower-ranking samurai from Satsuma, Choshu and other domains; peasant protests were background pressure, not the leading force | The overthrow was planned by samurai groups in the great domains; rural unrest supplied turbulence, not government. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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