| Causes and Effects of the Japanese Shogunate |
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Students are asked to list the short- and long-term causes and effects of the rise of the shogunate in Edo Japan. This worksheet helps students learn to work with and to create infographics. Click here to print. Answers will vary. The rise of the shogunate in Edo Japan, formally established in 1603 under Tokugawa Ieyasu, was shaped by both short- and long-term causes and had significant effects on Japanese society. Short-term causes included the political instability of the Sengoku (Warring States) period, when regional warlords (daimyo) constantly fought for power. Tokugawa Ieyasu emerged victorious at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, giving him the military strength to unify Japan. In 1603, the emperor granted him the title of shogun, officially beginning the Tokugawa Shogunate. Long-term causes included the weakening of imperial power over centuries and the rise of military rule as the main form of governance. The samurai class had gained influence and control, and centralized leadership was needed to maintain peace and order. Short-term effects of the shogunate included political stability, the enforcement of strict social classes, and the relocation of daimyo under the alternate attendance system to limit rebellion. The Tokugawa family established a rigid, centralized feudal system. Long-term effects included over 250 years of internal peace, a flourishing of Japanese culture, and the policy of national isolation (sakoku). However, it also led to stagnation in military and technological development, contributing to the eventual fall of the shogunate when Japan was forced to open to the West in the mid-1800s. |
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