Japan's Home Run: The Meiji Restoration

Teaching the Meiji Restoration? This video gives students a powerful case study in adaptation, identity, and state-building. *Free lesson plan + teacher resources* → https://oer-prj.com/meiji-restoration

The Meiji Restoration shows students what modernization actually looked like in real time. As Japan opened to foreign trade and ideas, leaders worked to build a stronger state without abandoning Japanese identity. This video explores how treaties, industrialization, imperial pressure, and cultural adaptation reshaped Japan — and helped turn it into a global power.


Guiding Questions
01:36 What started the Meiji Restoration?
02:20 What was the goal of the Meiji Restoration, and what were some ways Japan’s leaders wanted to accomplish this goal?
03:38 How did baseball become part of the Meiji Restoration?
06:30 What role did Ichiko school play in the story of baseball’s rise in Japan?
07:50 Why was the Russo-Japanese War important? How was it connected to baseball?

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