Social Studies 8 Chapter 5

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Social Studies 8Chapter 5

• General Outcome
• Through and examination of Japan, students will
  demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of
  the way in which beliefs, values and knowledge
  shape worldviews and contribute to a societys
  isolation and adaptation.

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Chapter 5 outcomes (things you need to know)

• As a class we are going to analyze the effects
  that rapid adaptation had on traditionally
  isolated Japan during the Meiji period by
  exploring and reflecting upon the following
  questions and issues
• What were the motivations for the radical changes
  in Japans model of organization during the Meiji
  period?
• How did Japan adapt to changes brought on by the
  transition from feudal to modern models of
  organization?
• How did the changes resulting from adaptation
  affect Japan economically, politically and
  socially during the Meiji period?

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Personal Glossary

• Take the next 10-15 minutes to complete the
  glossary for chapter 5

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Welcome to Meiji Japan

• Read the chapter title (page 164)
• Based on the photographs and the timeline on page
  124, what is Meiji Japan?

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Worldview Investigation

• Get into your Worldview Investigation groups and
  obtain your task

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Foreign Influences

• Read the chapter title page 166
• What does the term influence mean? Why was Japan
  concerned about outside influences?
• What foreign influences were going to cause the
  biggest threats? skim pages 166-173

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Foreign influences outside Japan

• England was setting up colonies in China
• Russia had colonies in the North Pacific,
  stretching to Alaska
• Holland colonized Indonesia
• France colonized Southeast Asia, including
  Vietnam and Laos
• Spain controlled the Philippines
• Portugal set up the colony of Macau
• The United States was moving in

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Cause and effect chart

• Using pages 166-167 as an example, create a
  cause-and-effect chart together as a class.
• Cause the action of Russia
• Effect Japans response to that action
• Read the next three influences (Europe, China,
  and USA) on your own, and create a
  cause-and-effect chart. (pages 168-172)

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Commodore Perry

• Read the biography on page 173
• How would Perrys worldview have been different
  than the Japanese leaders that he encountered?
• What would they have thought of him?

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What Made Japan Change To A Modern Country?

• Russians began to build outposts on the Kuril
  Islands and introduce Christianity to the Ainu.
• The Russians were eventually forced to leave by
  the Japanese.

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What Made Japan Change To A Modern Country?

• European influence, through the Dutch East India
  Company, convinced the Japanese they needed to
  learn more about Western civilization.
• They imported and translated books about western
  history, institutions, military and science.

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What Made Japan Change To A Modern Country?

• In 1842, Japan learned that the powerful country
  of China had lost its independence to the
  European nation of Great Britain.
• The Japanese were now afraid they might also lose
  their independence if they did begin trading with
  the western nations.
• At this time the United States was looking to
  open coal stations for its ships along the
  Japanese coast.

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Commodore Mathew Perry

• By 1854 the United States Navy, the U.S navy sent
  a fleet if large ships, led by Commodore Perry
• The U.S. pressured the Japanese to open ports and
  trade with the Americans.
• Eventually, trade agreements were also made with
  a number of other European countries.
• Japan could no longer isolate itself from the
  world.

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Influential Japanese

• Read page 174 and the top of 175

Describe their influence on Japanese ideas and
values?
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Possible responses to foreign influences

• Read pages 177
• Make a T chart to compare the key arguments of
  the two sides. Do they agree on some points? Is
  there room for compromise?
• DISCUSS do these two people have different
  worldviews or just different opinions?

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Civil Unrest (T-P-S)

• Read page 178-179
• Think- Individually, list the different ways that
  citizens can show the government that change is
  needed
• Pair- In pairs, combine your answers into two
  lists- Peaceful protests and non-peaceful
  protests
• Share- why did the people of Japan resort to
  riots? What other strategies could they have
  tried? Can violent protests be justified?
• Answer Question 1a-b, page 179

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Question 1a and b

• 1a. Civil unrest before Meiji period
• Early Japanese history daimyo constantly at war
  with each other
• conflicts between the daimyo and the bakufu over
  restrictions placed on daimyo
• conflicts between the farmers and peasants
  against the daimyo
• conflict between those who supported isolationist
  policies and those who did not
• conflict between those who supported the shogun
  and those who supported the return of an imperial
  government

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Question 1a and b
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Response to civil unrest

• Review the external and internal influences on
  Japan and predict what will happen
• Read page 180-181
• What three key things did happen?

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Perspectives

• Imagine and emphasize with the people involved.
  What do you think these people felt and thought
  about the situation.
• The last shogun
• The young emperor
• The organizers of the takeover
• The samurai
• The common people

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Creation story

• Read the creation story about the Japanese
  emperor.
• Know of any other creation stories?
• How did this story help authorities resolve
  conflicts?

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New Ideas

• Re-read the 5th statement in the charter oath
• Make a prediction as to how Japan is going to
  accomplish this goal
• Read Same time, Different place page 183 to
  identify some of the ideas and technologies Japan
  was about to discover in the world.

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New Leaders

• Please read page 185-186
• Compare the ideas and actions of the new leaders
  to their predecessors.
• How were their goals different or the same?
• How might the people have thought about the new
  leaders?

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Iwakura Mission

• Read page 185
• What ideas do you think they will come across as
  they travel the world?
• Read page 186-187
• DISCUSS how might the Iwakura mission be
  different from a mission nowadays?

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Conclusion

• Please read page 188
• Use your cause and effect charts to create a
  cause and effect timeline with construction paper
  (to identify different countries) and poster
  board
• See examples!

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Assessment

• Chapter 4-5 test tomorrow!