WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It was the Meiji Restoration that finally abolished the strict class system and created a more free and democratic system that allowed the Japanese people to unleash their full potential. Under this new democratic system, Japan modernized and developed rapidly.

Detailed explanation-2: –An important part of Japan’s economic development was transportation; in Meiji Japan, roads, bridges, and sea ports were built to transport manufactured goods and bring in raw materials.-The telegraph lines and railroads both linked the Japanese islands to each other and connected Japan to rest of the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Meiji reforms brought great changes both within Japan and in Japan’s place in world affairs. Japan strengthened itself enough to remain a sovereign nation in the face of Western colonizing powers and indeed became a colonizing power itself.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among other accomplishments, during the Meiji period Japan adopted a constitution and a parliamentary system, instituted universal education, built railroads and installed telegraph lines, and established strong army and navy forces.