How Did The Meiji Restoration Change Japan

First of all the Meiji restoration was a nonviolent act that had occurred at first which consisted of being a kind of revolution despite the act of nonviolence. It was able to bring complete power to the government along with rigorous change. It was because of this change that was able to help it get modernly Westernized quickly due to the development in cities, trade and allowing the government to rise even higher than before at a rapid rate. It was because of this that helped to substitute against Tokugawa rule, which was able to benefit them in altering quickly and becoming Westernized. The whole purpose of this was for more stability and a more modern Japan in order to strip away the treaties that were considered unfair, and to help benefit the trust of other nations. …show more content…
Now if I were to be a japanese person during this time, I feel I would probably be caught off guard. Though the thought of having some change would be best in order to advance. With the advancements there can be chances to be able to make more connections due to the westernization. The alternatives to being able to open up to some nations can guarantee more chances of new supplies to arrive in Japan as well as more advancements and ideas. It can give us more opportunities not only for technology but as well as to be able to gain more knowledge of other cultures and be able to better understand them. But on the other hand, not many will be accepting of change as Westernization is beginning to spread. So I would probably have to keep it to myself on that in reality I feel like if I were in that place, I would not be able to handle the drastic change. It did mention that the change happened rapidly, so it would be hard to keep up with in the