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13 Cards in this Set
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What was the social structure like in Japan before 1871 |
Underdeveloped with a medieval like social structure |
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What was the class system like |
Rigid class system. Warlike Samurai and shogun having supreme power |
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What was the economy like |
Farming transport and industries had changed very little for centuries. The economy was based on Bartering and even taxes were paid in rice |
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How did Japan react to foreigners |
Did not welcome them and successfully resisted pressure to trade with Russia in 1804, Britain 1842, USA 1853 |
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What happened in 1854 |
USA sent fleet ships to Japan and had very little power. They were forced to open their borders to trade with the west |
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What happened in 1867 |
Japanese people demanded the restoration of the emperor as had of the government. Emperor Mutsuhito and his Meji government began modernising Japan in order to resist imperial powers |
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What happened in 1869 |
A centralised administration was set up uniting all previously independent regions of Japan under one government |
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What did Japan want to develop and what did they need in order to achieve this |
Wanted to develop their own military capabilities and they needed to modernise and industrialise |
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Type of modernisation that took place and what they were modelled from |
Education Form of government Army Navy Industries All were modeled on the foreign nations which Japan feared the most |
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Types of industries developed |
Mine Iron foundries Factories Shipyard Some were set up by the government then handed over to private enterprise. But others were built by former Samurai warriors E. G Iwasaki yataro who founded the mitsubishi shipyard |
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How are the costs of the modernisation covered |
Through expel trade especially in textilesc |
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How did the increasing prosperity assist japans development |
They were able to develop their military strength 1/3 of the national budget was spent on the army and navy Military service was compulsory for all adult males Children were taught to be patriotic and to show total obedience to the emperor The old shinto religion was revived. Which claimed that the emperor was descended from a God. |
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How did modernisation help Japan |
Japan was able to maintain its independence and become a nation with the capability of becoming an imperious power in its own right |
