Continuity And Changes In The Japanese Period

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The industrialization in the Western nations, in the 18th century, made Japan fill he was left behind. After Meiji get in the power, the Japanese industry expanded changing from a feudal period, leading Japan to a modern social, political, and cultural modernization. The people have not a lot power, but the process of colonization was avoided in all of the way. Japan make drastic changes in global commerce, communications and technology. Because Meiji molded Japan into a global industrial and modern power, they turned in a prosperor nation and a strong army, living the era of the Shogun and emerge to the Emperor Era. From 1868 to 1912, was the time where Japan put his name in a higher level in many ways, and we still known Japan in advanced

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