Unit 9- Nationalism/Blackboard
What geographic reason might explain why, when Poland gained its independence after the war, it gained a strip of land that split Germany in two parts? (blackboard)
. To give it sea access.
What is John's definition of the modern nation-state?
A nation-state involves a centralized government that can claim and exercise authority over a distinctive territory and it also involves a certain degree of linguistic and cultural homogeneity.
List several steps taken by the Emperor of Meiji Japan that helped unify Japan.
All the kids had to go to elementary school for four years, abolished Tokugawa, the Meiji leaders created a European-style cabinet system of government with a prime minister, and Japan also created a new conscript army, men were forced to work in the military for 3 years.
What did that Japanese government offer that was a positive for Japan?
Annual pay- gave them stability.
How is public education often seen as a part of nationalizing?
Schools and textbooks allow countries to share their nationalizing narratives.
How did competition with the "west" modernize Japan?
The Meiji government established a functioning tax system, they built public infrastructure like harbors and telegraph lines, invested heavily on railroads and created a uniform national currency.
Provide some examples of conflicts that led to emerging nations.
The Napoleonic Wars, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and the American Civil War.
Name the main government of Japan that began in 1603 and lasted over 250 years.
The Tokugawa Bakufu.
For which of the countries listed did "the sun never set"? (blackboard)
Britain
Describe the two events or things that happened (one related to China, the other America) that led to the crumbling of Tokugawa control of Japan.
China's humiliating defeat in the Opium War and making Japan trade. The arrival of Matthew Perry.
Which of the causes of World War I most helped shape postwar borders? (blackboard)
Nationalism
