GEOG 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Tokugawa Shogunate, Meiji Restoration, Centrifugal Force
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To understand in what sense 19th and early 20th century chin become part of a global. To understand some of the forces that lead to the breakdown of the qing regime and the rise of republicanism and naionalism in china. To understand the interacion of imperialism, regionalism, class struggle. China being in the center of trade and resources. Feudal society, with ruling group around shogun, nominally following emperor. No capital or technology suicient for industrializaion accumulated. 1663: closed country policy, with nagasaki the only port for traders. 1853-54: commodore perry threatens war, gains treaty allowing ore trade. 1854-67: increasing trade bt japanese elite divided on merits. Basic social structure retained, but caste system abolished. Land ownership and taxaion reformed to improve state revenues. 1889: new consituion, based on study of france, with emperor, parliament, cabinet, oligarchy as outside elder statesmen and poliical paries. Ministry of industry formed to foresee heavy industry development. Ministry of home afairs promotes agricultural development(e. g silk)
