Meiji Resteration Flashcards
Who was Japan’s you emperor
Mutsuhito
What was mutsuhitos reign called
Meiji
What does Meiji mean
Enlightened rule
How did Mutsuhito modernize
He sent diplomats to Europe and North America to study western civilization and then used Germany’s constitution as a model and imitated Germany and britains navy and army skills, and adopted American education
What happened after modernization
Built the first railroad line, rapid increase in coal production, built factories, Japanese industries expanded
What was the impact of the Meiji restoration
Developing modern industries made Japan competitive with the west, they gained many warships and well trained well armed soldiers, and they became the strongest military power in Asia
Why did they have the Meiji reform
Japanese were angry Tokugawa shoguns were giving into foreigners demands so they turned to Mutsuhito
