Unit 3: Paper 1 — Political and Economic Transitions
Topic 3.1: The Meiji Restoration (1853–1894) Questions
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The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95, mentioned in Source C, was fought mainly over influence in which territory?
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By the 1880s, many state-built factories and shipyards were sold cheaply to which group, who then expanded them with private capital?
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In January 1868, which group overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate and announced that power had been restored to the Emperor?
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What was the main purpose of the 1873 land tax reform?
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Which feature of the 1889 Meiji Constitution meant that real power remained with the genro despite the creation of an elected Diet?
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In which year did samurai lose the legal right to wear their swords in public?
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Whose constitution did Ito Hirobumi study most closely when designing the Meiji Constitution, and why?
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What was the rate of the land tax introduced by the Meiji government in 1873?
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What was the outcome of the Battle of Shiroyama in September 1877?
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In which year did Commodore Perry first sail his warships into Edo Bay, demanding that Japan open its ports?
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What was 'sakoku', and how did it contribute to the causes of the transition?
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Who led the samurai forces in the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877?
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Explain how the content of Source A and Source B can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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Analyse how the context (origin, purpose, time and place) of Source C influences how it can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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Examine how the perspectives in all the sources can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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According to the historical content covered in this topic, which group's stipends were cut in domains such as Satsuma in the years before the Meiji Restoration?
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Which slogan captured the demand of reform-minded samurai for Japan to industrialize and build a modern army quickly after Perry's arrival?
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What specific right did Japan lose under the 'unequal treaties' that allowed foreign nationals to be tried under their own country's laws while in Japan?
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