1During the Edo Period (Tokugawa), which of the following was a defining characteristic of Japanese society?
2
Who was the American naval officer that entered Tokyo harbor in 1853 to demand that Japan open itself to world trade?
3Which of the following institutional changes occurred as a direct result of the Meiji Restoration?
4What happened to the status of the samurai class following the radical institutional changes of the late 19th century?
5Before it was renamed 'Mitsubishi' in 1873, what was the origins of Yataro Iwasaki's shipping business?
6Which company was formed by the merger of Mitsubishi and Kyoto to prevent the bankruptcy of the Japanese shipping industry?
7Yataro Iwasaki modernized Mitsubishi by incorporating which of the following Western business practices?
8According to the case reflections, what happened to the Mitsubishi company following World War II?
9Which other Japanese entrepreneurs were mentioned as being instrumental in the industrialization of the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
10Which specific industry did the course material identify as central to the First Industrial Revolution and the transatlantic economy of the 19th century?
