how was japan different
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Treaty of Kanagawa(1854)
Emperor Meiji (1868-1912)
Meiji Restoration – “Enlightened Rule” (1868-1912)
Highly centralized government
Constitution establishing an elected parliament
Well-developed transportation and communication system Highly educated population free of feudal class restrictions
Established a rapidly growing industrial sector
Powerful army and navy Incorporated the best from the West
Accepted Western way of life unlike Africa, India, and China who resisted it
Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)Shift in regional dominance from China to Japan
Japan gains Korea, Taiwan, and Liaodong Peninsula
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)Japan becomes a world power
1st time European power is defeated by a non-European power
Dislike for Tsar growing in Russia