{"id":11833,"date":"2026-05-08T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/?page_id=11833"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:41:32","slug":"c-what-challenges-did-society-face-after-the-transition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/c-what-challenges-did-society-face-after-the-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"C. What challenges did society face after the transition?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Peasant\">Peasant unrest.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Satsuma\">Satsuma Rebellion.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Foreign\">Foreign Relations and imperialism.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-background-color has-background\" id=\"Peasant\"><strong>Peasant unrest.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-background-color has-background\" id=\"Satsuma\"><strong>Satsuma Rebellion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This movie was loosely based on the Satsuma Rebellion, particularly the Battle of Shiroyama in 1877.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samurai Vs Riflemen - The Last Samurai\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJlDZmhj-Ps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few historical inaccuracies, the lead character is actually not American nor look like Tom Cruise and the battle was not rifles v swords as the samurai had some modern weapons, but there is some truth behind the storyline.  The following is more accurate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Satsuma Rebellion\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/66mg_msbwqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a26068a138c5935ed7f3774c365482c7\">Why did the Meiji Government abolish the samurai order?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bff7b7b19765b0e4454761c3bf4a4a25\">Why were the samurai, particularly Saig\u014d Takamori, eventually opposed to the decisions of Emperor Meiji&#8217;s government even though he had initially been in support of him?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5e4b08bcd279cf94fad6a5fef172e33b\">How was the Meiji Government able to overcome the samurai?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-background-color has-background\" id=\"Foreign\"><strong>Foreign Relations and imperialism.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key point to make about the Meiji Restoration was that prior to it, in 1853, Japan was powerless to reject the US demands. Fast forward to 1904\/5 and their fleet was powerful enough to defeat one of the great powers of the world, Russia in the Russo-Japanese War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Korea, China and Imperialism\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IE8-b6T-a8g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0dadfcc169835010e2f01473d3e69d30\">Why did Japan and China agree a trade treaty in 1871 and what was agreed? <em>0:40-1:10<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7b148ea805c233810ca0f4c395555ec\">Which two areas of land caused flashpoints between the two nations? <em>1:10-1:52<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eaaab455b52d0504181a3c6236669d19\">How did the issue of Korea cause war between the two?<em> 2:38-4:08<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c1c2d42df87c69189bd9d84d7a35d7df\">Why did Japan win the first Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95? <em>4:08-5:10<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peasant unrest. Satsuma Rebellion. This movie was loosely based on the Satsuma Rebellion, particularly the Battle of Shiroyama in 1877. There are a few historical inaccuracies, the lead character is actually not American nor look like Tom Cruise and the battle was not rifles v swords as the samurai had some modern weapons, but there &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/c-what-challenges-did-society-face-after-the-transition\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;C. 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