Japan

Group members: Mollie, Marc, Monica, Brandon

= Japan 1850 - 1914 =



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= **__Technology__** =

=__Japan’s change in Transportation __=

Means of transportation for Japanese citizens changed (building of railways, tunnels, bridges, and iron ships) because it had become imperialist from being ruled by feudal lords. This allowed Japan to become one country. With being one country, it was harder to transport across the entire country, so they had to build better means of transportation.


 * Positi ****ve Aspects **
 * =====This allowed the country to have better connections with other parts of the country, and foreign countries through the use of iron ships=====


 * Negative Aspects **
 * These were the only forms of transport that were constructed. The construction of roads lagged significantly, resulting in significant amounts of congestion in major cities/ports
 * Also, all materials were foreign therefore metal was expensive to have import

__The Advancement of the Japanese Navy __
__﻿ __ The Japanese were able to build a better navy, ever since the introduction of industrial tax. The importation of materials not found in Japan. Japan used their imperialism to get resources from all around Asia


 * Positive Aspects **
 * During the Russo-Japanese war, the Japanese navy ultimately defeated the Russian navy, allowing Western nations to know that the Japanese have also caught up with them in terms of their military and technology.
 * This allowed the Japanese people to know that western military technology existed, and is far more supreme than traditional Japanese military technology


 * Negative Aspects **
 * The cost of establishing the Japanese navy, and buying new technology led the Japanese to lose a significant amount of money

Revolution Images. Meiji Restoration. 1999. Revolution, Japan. JPEG file.

__ The Defeat of the Shogun __
1860 was the year in which Japanese samurais used surplus weapons from America’s Civil War


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Positive Aspects **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This allowed the Japanese people to know that western military technology existed, and is far more supreme than Japanese military technology


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Negative Aspects **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The supposed backlash against foreigners led to the shogun’s army being defeated

=__ ** The Meiji Restoration and Japan’s ‘’Industrial Revolution’’ ** __=

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Japanese Side of the Industrial Revolution was neither western or traditional, it was a combination of both worlds.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Positive Aspects **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">During the meiji period around 1870, transportation and communication networks were well improved due to large investments made by the government


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This action was beneficial to the public, as communication and transportation in Japan had improved drastically, creating greater overall value for the country.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This was also a good move for the government, as it increased social connections to the local and to have greater political power.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Negative Aspects **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Although connections were improved, prices were increased which the public took a strain for

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Foreigners in Japan had greater competition against the Japanese government

__ ** Improvement of Japan’s Communication Systems ** __

====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Governments started building telegraph and telephone systems, three shipyards, ten mines, five munitions works, and fifty-three consumer industries ====

**Positive Aspects**

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The amount of money spent was so expensive it led to the Japanese government to sell their industries to private investors (1880), which later encouraged these activities through subsidies and other incentives


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some samurais and merchants who built these different industries established major corporate conglomerates called Zaibatsu (controlled majority of Japan’s modern industrial sector

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Negative Aspects

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The establishment of all these aspects led to the Japanese government spending an immense amount of money, even with the aid of Industrial tax.

**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Is your region technologically advanced for its time or not? Why do you think it is advanced or not? **

Considering how fast the island nation of Japan was able to grow in such a short amount of time, I believe the region is definitely technologically advanced for its time, because in the span of approximately 40 years, Japan was able to catch up with it's Western counterparts in both it's military, technology, and forms of transportation.

During the Russo-Japanese war, the Japanese navy made a surprise victory as they won against the Russian navy. Defeating one of the world's most powerful navy's led to Japan's recognition of being technologically even with other Western nations

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">//Meiji Constitution: the Meiji emperor proclaiming the Meiji Constitution//. Photograph. //Encyclopedia Britannica Online//. Web. 23

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">//Old Photos of Japan: Meiji Funeral.// Photograph. //Old Photos of Japan//. Web. 31

Revolution Images. Meiji Restoration. 1999. Revolution, Japan. JPEG file.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Women in World History. "The Meiji Reforms and Obstacles for Women Japan, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> 1878-1927." //Women In World History//. Women In World History, 1996-2011. Web. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> 31 Aug. 2011. <http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/WR-04.html>.

__ ** Meiji Restoration ** __

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Meiji period laid the foundations for Modern Japan to improve, by absorbing Western culture into their traditional culture

Positive Aspects

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This allowed the Japanese people to become exposed to Western cultures, and receive the best of both worlds.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It also allowed Japan to modernize, and receive attention from world media.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Negative Aspects **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a negative aspect for foreigners, because this shows that their Asian counterparts have finally caught up with western cultures, therefore creating competition for who has better technology

// Meiji Constitution: the Meiji emperor proclaiming the Meiji Constitution //. Photograph. //Encyclopedia Britannica Online//. Web. 23


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Russo-Japanese war i <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">n 1904-05 **
 * During the Russo-Japanese war, the Japanese navy went to war against the Russian navy. The consequent outcome of the war was in favor of the Japanese, as they defeated the Russians**


 * Positive Aspects**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Japanese navy won, allowing the nation to be known by western countries that they have caught up to them (military, politically, and technology)


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Japan also gained territory and expanded the country


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Japan also influenced Korea, and took total control of the country in 1910. The war also caused nationalism to significantly increase, allowing other Asian nations to establish self confidence.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Negative Aspects **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Controlling the country of Korea affected the country’s traditional cultures, thus causing some traditional cultures to become lost


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The winning of the Russo-Japanese war caused the nation to become overly confident, thus causing the country’s government to perform reckless tasks (i.e. going to war with the U.S. later on)


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sino-Japanese War in 1894-95 **

The Japanese military commenced its occupation of China, allowing them to conquer the majority of China's most important seaside ports


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Positive Aspects **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Having defeated China, and receiving Taiwan, Japan was able to gain new territories, and intensify their navy, since Russia, France and Germany started it’s intervention


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Negative Aspects **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This conflict caused three leading nations (Russia, France and Germany) to intervene with Japan’s conquering of Chinese territory

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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">It also caused the country to lose face, since other Western countries will always see Japan as a nation that wants to take over the entire world

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