meiji restoration: industrial japan
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Meiji Restoration: Industrial
Japan
Japan in the 19th centuryJapan began the
19th century as it had existed for centuries;
A Tokugawa Shogun ruled through a central
bureaucracy tied by feudal alliances to local daimyos
and samurai.
The Meiji seized control in 1871 and began a period of reforms that would be
called The Meiji Restoration
feudalism was abolished
political power was centralized
the samurai
were sent abroad to
learn about
western science and tech
the samurai were then abolished as a class although many samurai became more, some
took their western learning and adopted modern political and business practices.
They formed an important element of the new business class
created by industrialization.
This combination gave great power to wealthy businessmen who would influence Japanese industrialization accordingly.
Japan Rapidly Modernized and
Industrialized during this era which we can see by looking at the
woodblock prints produced
Changes occurred in Japanese
Government, Culture, Economy, transportation and
industry
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Government
Cultural Changes
Economy
Transportation
Industry
Sources• Notes:
http://www.historyhaven.com/APWH/unit%204/Japan%20in%20the%2019th%20century.htm
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