Unit 3

From Isolation to Adaptation

Chapter 16 Summary

At the end of Chapter 16, you should be able to answer the following Big Question:

In what ways can intercultural contact affect a culture's sense of identity?

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Below are the smaller questions that helped you answer the Big Question.

1. In what ways did resistance to rapid change lead to a return to a traditional Japanese worldview?
2. What role did rapid change have in Japan becoming a military power with an expansionist worldview?
3. How did the Japanese maintain their sense of identity through the Meiji period and beyond?