The Consequences of Modernisation for Japan (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Shizoku
Shizoku
Former samurai class who lost privileges under Meiji system
Date Meiji Constitution proclaimed
Date Meiji Constitution proclaimed
11 February 1889
Drafter of Meiji Constitution
Drafter of Meiji Constitution
Ito Hirobumi
Two houses of Imperial Diet
Two houses of Imperial Diet
House of Peers and House of Representatives
Zaibatsu
Zaibatsu
Industrial/financial groups controlling much of Japan's economy
Year yen currency introduced
Year yen currency introduced
1871
1872 Education Act established
1872 Education Act established
Compulsory, nationally funded primary education
Year universal conscription introduced
Year universal conscription introduced
1873
Russo-Japanese War dates & outcome
Russo-Japanese War dates & outcome
1904-1905; Japanese naval victory over Russia
Genro
Genro
Military elite who dominated the Privy Council