HTST 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Japa, Crimean War, October Manifesto
23 Feb 2017
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Meiji restoration, the great divergence, status anxiety. Meiji restoration 1868-1912- france regarded as high military power in europe: turning point for japanese, charter oath 1968- symbolic rise of meiji restoration and meiji emperor. Abolishing of samurai class-instead encouraged to teach, establish business instead of armed warriors: meiji government unifies the currencies, tax reforms and establishes civil services. In order to grow economy, powerful state engages in foreign imperialism with. Korea, sino-japanese war (1894-1895) a(cid:374)d japa(cid:374)"s fight agai(cid:374)st russia i(cid:374) Manchuria- shows japanese nationalism and strength: map japanese imperial expansion to 1905 map, meiji adapted better to modernity than the qing in china, his notes: January 3 1868- emperor mutsuhito and the meiji restoration. Victory achieved through force,, not popular uprising. Goal: rebirth of japan along western line. Believe that only through rapid and wholesale modernization that japan will be strong enough to end the humiliation. Meiji power based primarily on support from southwestern provinces.
