Hint
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Answer
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What had Japan been ruled by before the 12th century
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Emperor
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What were the castes in that system
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Daimyo
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Samurai
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Farmers
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Artisans
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Merchants
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What did the Samurai instate into Japan in the 12th century
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Shogunate
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Japanese foreign policy
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Isolationism
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What did this result them to ban (with Western powers)
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Trade
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Literature
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Year where Christians and foreigners rebelled against the strict rule
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1637
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Who were ordered to help put down the rebellion
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Dutch
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Restrictions were lifted on what in the 18th century
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Dutch literature
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Studies of these were declared ... by the rulers
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Barbaric
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The shogun issued an ... to repel all foreign Japanese ships
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Edict
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This was retracted after a merchant ship was fired upon in ...
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1837
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Which nation did this ship belong to
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USA
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Which Japanese resource did the they desire
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Coal
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Whales
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What type of ships were sent to Japan (4 of them)
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Steam ships
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Who commanded these ships
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Matthew Perry
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Which port did they surround
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Edo
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Who (along with the US) forced Japan to sign unequal treaties
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Britain
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France
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Russia
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What was studied by institutes in some cities
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Barbarian culture
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Southern samurai clans believing the treaties obstructed the sacredness of Japan
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Shishi
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What movement did they set up
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Sonno Joi
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Slogan of this movement
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Revere the emperor and expel the barbarians
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Which (figurehead) emperor sided with this movement
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Komei
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In which year did he (unsuccessfully) order the barbarians to be expelled
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1863
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What did the rebellious samurai then attack
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Western people
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Western ships
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Along with Western powers, who repelled the samurai
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Samurai police
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Capital of Japan that they attempted to seize
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Kyoto
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More daimyo began to rebel after the shogun ... one who was part of the samurai clans
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Expelled
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Change in tactics from the samurai movement
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Japanese spirit, western technology
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British ambassador who aided the samurai with guns
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Sir John Parkes
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Shogun who died in 1866
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Tokugawa Iemochi
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His successor (and son)
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Tokugawa Yoshinobu
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Who did the Shishi ally with
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Shoshu
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What alliance did they form
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Satcho alliance
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What did they force Yoshinobu to do
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Resign
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What was he planned to become
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Head of the council to the emperor
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Which two things may the emperor have died from in 1867
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Smallpox
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Poison
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Who did the alliance wish the instate to full power (Emperor's son)
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Meiji
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How old was he at the time
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15
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Which war did Yoshinobu's forces begin
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Boshin War
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Which year was this in
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1868
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Which forces were more modernized
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Imperial forces
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The British ambassador made sure that there would be no ...
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European intervention
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What did the Daimyo loyal to the Shogun set up in the north
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Northern Alliance
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In which month were they defeated
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October
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What was then established
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Empire of Japan
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On which island did the resistance flee to
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Hokkaido
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What did they name themselves
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Republic of Ezo
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In which year where they defeated
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1869
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What was Edo renamed
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Tokyo
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What was moved to it
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Imperial Court
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What did the new rulers attempt to do
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Radically modernise
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On what values was Japan aimed to be based on
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Nationalism
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Who were the samurai replaced by
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Conscript army
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A Samurai in the government who was not happy with this, leaving the government
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Saigo Takamori
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What did many Japanese people perceive the new government to be
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Western spirit, western technology
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Hometown of the previously mentioned samurai
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Satsuma
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What were discovered there, sent by Meiji
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Assassins
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Year where the samurai raised an army and marched to the government
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1877
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Castle where he laid siege and fought the new army
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Kumamoto castle
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How many times larger was the army
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60
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Nevertheless, he committed ...
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Honourable seppuku
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When was he pardoned as a tragic hero
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1899
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As a result, which values were implemented into the lives of the Japanese
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Bushido
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What was another name for this
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Samurai code
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In which year did Meiji die
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1912
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After what event did the emperor return to a figurehead
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Second World War
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