vocab 2

Question 1

Katsura Taro -

Answer 1

A Japanese general and politician who served as Prime Minister three times during the late Meiji and Taisho periods.

Question 2

Gen. Terauchi Masatake -

Answer 2

A Japanese general and statesman who served as the Japanese Governor-General of Korea and the 9th Prime Minister of Japan.

Question 3

Oligarchs -

Answer 3

A group of powerful, unelected individuals who wielded significant influence over the Japanese government during the Meiji and Taisho periods.

Question 4

Seiyukai -

Answer 4

A conservative political party in Japan during the Taisho period that sought to promote constitutional government and reduce the power of the oligarchs.

Question 4

Kenseikai/Minseito -

Answer 4

A liberal political party in Japan during the Taisho period that sought to promote constitutional government and reduce the power of the oligarchs.

Question 5

Saionji Kimmochi -

Answer 5

A Japanese statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Japan and who played a crucial role in the development of party politics and constitutional government and reducing the power of the oligarchs.

Question 6

Kato Takaaki -

Answer 6

A Japanese statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Japan and sought to promote party politics and liberal reforms.

Question 7

Hara Takashi (Kei) -

Answer 7

The first commoner and first Christian Prime Minister of Japan, known for promoting party politics and introducing universal male suffrage in 1925.

Question 8

Rice Riots (1918) -

Answer 8

A series of large-scale protests and civil unrest in Japan caused by the rising price of rice and economic hardships, leading to political instability and the eventual fall of the Terauchi government.

Question 9

Peace Preservation Law

Answer 9

A series of laws in Japan aimed at suppressing political dissent and maintaining social order, often used against leftist and socialist movements.

Question 10

House of Peers -

Answer 10

The upper house of the Imperial Diet, Japan’s pre-war parliament, composed of members of the nobility and imperial appointees.

Question 11

Diet -

Answer 11

The Japanese parliament, consisting of the House of Representatives (lower house) and the House of Peers (upper house) during the pre-war period.