Crash Course: Nationalism and Japan

1. John Green argues nationalism was a global phenomenon that affected countries outside of Europe.  List four countries he cites as evidence.
2. What term describes “a centralized government that can claim and exercise authority over a distinctive territory and a certain degree of linguistic and cultural homogeneity.”
3. What are three ways in which historians explain the development of nationalism?
4. What event in American history led to an increase in nationalism in the United States?
5. What impact did nationalism have on the Ottoman Empire?
6. During the Tokugawa period, power rested mostly with local lords known as _______.
7. Two events challenged Japan.  The first was China’s defeat in the _______ wars.
8. The second was the arrival of ______   ________.
9. How did this lead to an increased sense of nationalism?
10. What is the name of the Japanese parliament (a "deliberative assembly")?
11. Describe two reforms instituted by the Meiji government that led to increased nationalism.
12. What is the purpose of public education, according to John Green?