impact of ir on japan

• Feudal Society - A type of social and political system in which landholders provide land to tenants in exchange for loyalty and service
• Shogun - Most senior soldier in the japanese military
• Han - Areas in Japan
• Tariff - A tax or duty to be paid on imports or exports
• By 1850, Britain was an industrialised country
• Japan, in 1850 was closed off from the rest of the world
• Japan's economy was mainly based on agriculture
• Japan was a feudal society with the Emperor at the top
• The unequal treaties had a impact on japan, led to change in the political system
• The weakness of the Shogun in allowing the treaties helped bring the restoration of the Emperor's pwoer
• There was 14 year of unrest in Japan, ending in 1868 when Emperor Meji took over all powers of shogun
• Emperor Meji left Kyoto and moved to Yedo which he renamed Tokyo
• Emperor Meji also told that Japan would take it's place among the nations of the world
• Japanese advisors were sent to west in 1871 to renegotiate the unequal treaties. NOT SUCESSFUL
• Japan went under a rapid programma of modernization which meant in just 30 years, the country transformed from a semi-feudal state into one that could win a war against a European country