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Meiji Restoration: Industrial
Japan
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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.
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The Meiji seized control in 1871 and began a period of reforms that would be
called The Meiji Restoration
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feudalism was abolished
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political power was centralized
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the samurai
were sent abroad to
learn about
western science and tech
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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.
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They formed an important element of the new business class
created by industrialization.
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This combination gave great power to wealthy businessmen who would influence Japanese industrialization accordingly.
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Japan Rapidly Modernized and
Industrialized during this era which we can see by looking at the
woodblock prints produced
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Changes occurred in Japanese
Government, Culture, Economy, transportation and
industry
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Government
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Cultural Changes
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Economy
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Transportation
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Industry
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Sources• Notes:
http://www.historyhaven.com/APWH/unit%204/Japan%20in%20the%2019th%20century.htm
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