The political revolution of the modernization stage allowed Japan to strengthen its internal government and external interests. Prior to Japan’s attempt to introduce an advanced government, the emperor overthrew the Shoguns and restored his supreme power, which is also known as the Meiji Restoration. Under the emperor’s reliable, centralized government, rather than numerous Shoguns, Japan united. The new government acted as the catalyst that emboldened Japan’s will to modernize and led a successful transition and transformation. Japanese envoys and scholars were sent to European nations, such as Germany, to “study the institutions of the civilized nations, adopt those most suited to Japan, and gradually reform” the government “to attain the status equal to that of the civilized nations.” (Doc 6) Japan used
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The government expressed a strong interest in building a nation that represents citizens of all classes. Consequently, the government broke down social barriers and created a powerful union. Like many Western nations, Japan’s nationalism allowed it to create a prideful image among the emerging powers and lead modernization as united efforts of all of the citizens. As Japan’s internal complications were solved, it began to strengthen its external interests by creating a formidable military, which is modelled after the strongest power of Europe, Brittain. During the Russo-Japanese war, the Japanese army ravaged the Russians. Japan’s glorious victory as the first Eastern nation to win against a Europeans power established Japan as a threatening and rising competitor in the pool of Western powers. Japan’s political reform allowed Japan to erase its weak status and get acknowledged as a momentous
The government expressed a strong interest in building a nation that represents citizens of all classes. Consequently, the government broke down social barriers and created a powerful union. Like many Western nations, Japan’s nationalism allowed it to create a prideful image among the emerging powers and lead modernization as united efforts of all of the citizens. As Japan’s internal complications were solved, it began to strengthen its external interests by creating a formidable military, which is modelled after the strongest power of Europe, Brittain. During the Russo-Japanese war, the Japanese army ravaged the Russians. Japan’s glorious victory as the first Eastern nation to win against a Europeans power established Japan as a threatening and rising competitor in the pool of Western powers. Japan’s political reform allowed Japan to erase its weak status and get acknowledged as a momentous