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meiji restoration by: carson - Coggle Diagram
meiji restoration by: carson
changes in social system
Individuals could achieve better status, change occupations, move around the country, and obtain an education
The education system changed drastically as well
The end of the feudal system and strict class structure
changes in political systems
Political leaders used the creation story to their advantage
They declared the emperor sacred and inviolable
Tried to build loyalty to government
Traditional processions and festivals welcomed the emperor wherever he traveled and this helped to unify the country
changes to economic systems
New factories like munitions, gunpowder, silk and textile, glass and chemical plants
The government funded and owned businesses and handed them over to the private owners within 10 years
They also increased import tariffs to make domestic products cheaper
cultural changes
Music (J-pop, Taiko drumming, instrumental etc.)
Visual Arts (Anime, manga, painting, ikebana, calligraphy)
Language and Literature (poetry, addition of western words to syllabary: hiragana)
Games (janken, video games)
Clothing (kimono, salaryman)
ideas and knowledge
They were way more open to foren ideads and knowledge
without the foren ideas and knowledge japan would not be able to modernize as much as they did
contact with others
a man named commodore Matthew Perry came over to japan to get them to open their borders
what he wanted was them to open their borders so that they could get supplies and coal from japan
important vocab
Nationalism- identification with someone's own nation and support for its interests
meiji- name adopted by the emperor Mutsuhito of japan and the name means enlightened peace.
Centralized government- A centralized government is when both executive and legislative power is concentrated centrally at the higher level as opposed to it being more distributed at various lower levels
Reformation- the action or process of reforming an institution or practice.
Sonno Jo- the shogun worked to rally the people around this idea. They used the slogan “Sonno Jo” which meant Revere the emperor!
sovereignty- supreme power or authority, the authority of a state to govern itself or another provinces.
Oligarchy- a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. Meiji oligarchy is called the domain clique
Ainu- a member of an aboriginal people of Japan. they were culturally and physically distinct from their Japanese neighbor's until the second part of the 20th century.
treaties- a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
commodore Perry- naval officer who headed an expedition that forced Japan in 1853–54 to enter into trade and diplomatic relations with the West
Constitution/ Charter- a document defining the formal organization of a corporate body. the constitution is the Charter of the United Nations
iwakura mission- The Iwakura Mission or Iwakura Embassy was a Japanese diplomatic voyage to the United States and Europe
modernization- japan modernized their transportation, buildings, government, video games, and any thing like bridges or underground trains
Imperial Rule- the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
