Japan
changes during Meiji time
- Economic modernisation
Politics to same West
dowan repeat encounter with US
officials sent to Europe
infrastructure support production
zaibatsu formed
engage foreign trade
- Political change
become constitutional monarchy
Europe need share power
meiji govt encourage loyalty
- social change
cities grow fast
population increase
young people migrate
value and attitude kena divided
hierarchy change
army and navy
- edu system
got west-style education
encourage nationalism
highlight economics
prasie military and drills
led to big respect for military
- Japan and world
should make empire like Brits
Japan control lands
Japan determine to become vital force
Japan play vital role
china cede Taiwan and Liaodong peninsula
Russia knows Japan near border
war happened between Japan and russia
firsr time
Japan won against russia
challenges during meiji
- political challenge
Yoshito sick cannot control authority
emperor leave politics bcs old
division between court officials rabak
Yoshito cannot enforce
seiyuki and minseito fight for power
- economic challenge
severe inflation
become worse with earthquake
countryside challenges
benefit from having access to cheap goods
insufficient land
stagnation of productivity
struggled to survie
tensions
- income gap and rural divide
govt support zaibatsu
wealth concentrated on
widen gap between rich and poor
poor become unhappy
- changing role of women
women found jobs in 1920s
found greater independence
3.bank crisi
Japan had small banks
if industry fail, bank fail
happened after ww1
financial crisis occurs
widespread suffering