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Japan- Dozier

Test Thursday, Feb. 21

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10%
Japan has what percent of the world's active volcanoes?
shinkansen
Japanese bullet train
sashimi
raw fish
Yamato Damashi
"spirit of Japan"
koto
thirteen-string Japanese harp
May 1931
Japanese had taken over Manchuria by what date? (15-year war, Japanese military basically took over govt)
aquaculture
growing seaweed, raising fish, etc.
Christianity
what did the first Europeans introduce to the Japanese?
70%
percent of Japan is mountains
1919
World War I Versailles Peace Treaty (only non-Christian non-Western nation sitting down with allies as an ally was Japan, Japan had entered to prove they were a major power, equality with the west, and wanted some German territory in East Asia (some islands)
Ainu
the remaining 20,000 of these individuals live on Hokkaido (northernmost island)
nirvana
Buddhist concept of spiritual perfection
Kamakura Daibutsu
World's second-largest Buddha
crime rate
lowest WHAT of any industrialized city in the world
ABCD powers
Americans, British, Chinese, Dutch
favorable
Japan has a WHAT balance of trade?
kyoiku mama
education mother
modern industrial society
During the Meiji Restoration, Japan transformed itself from feudalistic society to what type of society?
Koreans
largest ethnic group in Japan
15%
percent of Japan is arable
Manchuria
iron, coal, best farmland in China are characteristics of what area?
#1
U.S.'s rank as Japan's agricultural export partner
Todaiji Daibutsu
largest Buddha in Japan, located in world's largest wooden building
shogun
what "official" ruled in the name of the emperor? (military commander)
Kannon
another important bodhisattva who offers protection and comfort
Tokugawa
What administration (shogun) introduced Japan's policy of isolationism?
Monguls
Japanese ancestors
ginza
expensive shopping center
Kanto Plain
only relatively extensive plain in all of Japan? (120 miles)
seafood
Japan's main source of protein
east (Pacific)
where are all of Japan's largest cities located? (flat area)
General Douglas MacArthur
was the person in charge of the occupation of Japan, in the Korean War, was the hero who saved our guys, he attacked Communists behind lines, became #1 hero of U.S., he pushed communists to Yaloo River
nirvana
Buddhist concept of spiritual perfection
Confucianism
...stresses man in society...
2nd Sino-Japanese War
1937, Japan starts invading other parts of China Proper, doing horrible things, end up killing 15 million Chinese (Chiang Kai-Shek and Mao Zedong involved)
Rape of Nanking
Japanese killed over 300,000 people in 6 weeks in China, called what?
LDP (Liberal Democratic Party)
main Japanese political party after the constitution was ratified
rice
Japan's primary staple
Nara
ancient capital of Japan
kendo
Japanese fighting with bamboo swords
importer
Japan ranks as the world's leading WHAT of coal, iron ore, cotton, wool, and lumber?
Manchuria
Oct. 1930, Japan invades WHAT?
Kyoto
more familiar ancient capital of Japan
"ko" or "kobun"
"children"
Yasuo Fakuda
current Japanese prime minister?
fires and traffic accidents
lowest WHATS than any other city?
1880s
Japans govt. put some factories and mills up for sale and some large families with lots of money pooled money with other families and purchased these factories and mills, became like organizations, known as zibatsu=ex. Mitsubishi, Mitsui (family names)
bonsai
dwarfing and shaping of trees
President Truman
who relieved MacArthur of command in 1951?
Honshu
where do 80% of Japan's people live?
Jizo
important Japanese bodhisattva who cares for children who died during childbirth or infancy or for aborted fetuses
sushi
raw fish combined with seaweed and vinegared rice
juku
cram schools
Akihito
current Japanese emperor? (son of Hirohito)
mid 16th century
when did the first Europeans reach Japan?
exporter
Japan is a leading WHAT of manufactured goods
gohan
Japanese word for a meal (steamed or cooked rice)
September 2nd, 1945
fighting in Japan officially ceased (met with Japan on USS Missouri, emperor sent representatives, special flag)
pachinko
Japanese pinball
1850s
Japanese isolation ended when American sailors trying to get to China shipwrecked on one of Japan's islands, samurai cut their heads off, we try to change things
Ryoanji Temple
Zen Buddhist temple (in Kyoto)
samurai
#1 class
Nippon
Japanese word for Japan
Meiji
Who sent out representatives all over the world to copy stuff, copied Germany's army, copied Great Britain's navy, French legal system, Germany's constitution?
isolation
What did Tokugawa's administration enforce? (--> get rid of outside influences-Christianity; samurai killed 300,000 Christians)
Meiji Restoration
1868-1912
Matthew C. Perry
leader of the US fleet that ended Japan's isolation
Hirohito
longest reigning emperor
obi
sash around the waist
bodhisatva
Buddhist religious figures who held back from entering nirvana to help in the salvation of others
shin jin rui
"new human beings"; term used by some members of older generation for today's younger generation (difference in values and work ethic possibly)
eastern "seaboard"
Japan has climates similar to what part of the United States?
Boxer Rebellion
(1900) happened in northern China, was a martial arts group called the first of Righteous Harmony (Boxers), believed in magic, was trying to expel foreigners
1603-1869
How long did Tokugawa's administration last?
ikebana
the Japanese art of flower arranging
"oya" or "oyabun"
leader of a group, "father"
Kyoto
original site of US atomic bomb-dropping
Russo-Japanese War
1904-1905 war, fought over a warm water port
kami
spirit or god that resides in a Shinto shrine
humid sub-tropic
southern Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu have this climate
diet
name of Japan's legislature
zeroes
Japanese planes (because of sun)
daibutsu
"great Buddha"
Portuguese
Which Europeans first reached Japan?
1929
Great Depression, Japan hardest hit because of heavy reliance on trade for imports
manufacturing
Japan's most important economic activity
Hideyoshi
Greatest of Japan's founding fathers, given credit for uniting Japan
Pu Yi
who was a puppet emperor (over Manchuku)?
continent of Asia/coriolis effect
what influences dominate Japan's climate?
Japanese Alps
what runs down the spine of Honshu?
torii
gate that symbolizes the division between the human world and the spirit world
Rote memorization
What type of learning style is emphasized? (word for word, not just in context)
forests, water
2 resources that Japan has in relative abundance
1942
Japan at its peak ("Eight Corners of the World Under One Roof" or "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere", controlled all of East Asia, thousands of miles (indo china and insular southeast Asia))
geisha
women who entertain men, not necessarily prostitutes, play musical instruments, etc.
1924
US ban Japan immigration
#1
Japan's rank in per capita consumption of fish
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
4 islands that make up Japan
November 1st, 1945
D-Day for Japan, planned by US
July 1853
woke up, 1/4 of US fleet was in their harbor (Matthew C. Perry was the commodore in charge)
December 7th, 1941
Pearl Harbor, we fought Japanese for 3 years and 8 months, occupied country for 6 years and eight months
Brazil
what country is the second producer of ships?
1638
no foreign influence, isolationism that lasted 230 years, created feudalism, samurai became the #1 class
1894-1895
Sino-Japanese War (fighting over Korea)
ships
Japan produces half of the world's production of what seafaring product?
shintoism
indigenous religion of Japan
ronin
"masterless samurai", students who fail their entrance exams
#1
Japan's rank in commercial fishing
continental
Hokkaido and northern Honshu have this climate
Mt. Fuji(san)
what was last active in 1707 and is 12,385 ft. above sea level, and is revered by all Japanese?

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