Imperialism In Japan

This alteration in their system of government had a rough start, but the genro stayed loyal to their country to prove their new institutions would work for the better of Japan’s economic and political stability. That being said when talks of war with China became inevitably, political differences wasn’t the genro’s main focus. National unity became the countries number one priority. In 1894 Japan and China entered the Sino-Japanese War. This didn’t last long and ended early the next year. Japan defeated China and gained the control of Korea, Taiwan, and the southern Manchurian Peninsula. Soon after the war a Tripartite Intervention was held between Japan, Germany, Russia, and France. Doing so Japan was forced to “return” the southern Peninsula of Manchuria. This …show more content…
All of these events led to the intense expansion of Japan’s military and a new drive for imperialism. The Military was the first to area to affect major structural change in Japan. It was the first field to adapt to Western ideas. Through the military these ideas spread to other areas, mainly because of how important they were. The government helped with this by putting a lot of money towards the military. With all of this time and money, greater ideas came from this investment. For example companies like Mitsui and Sumitomo were born, both of which are alive today. This growth in the military wasn't one big movement, there were three main phases in the transition to a new modern military. From 1853 to 1870, the first and longest phase took role. This was a time of experimentation in Japan, with new forms that involved a wide variation among many organizations. The second phase, lasting from 1870 to 1878, affected the government more than anything. The central government