COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Question
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Japan suppressed the decades-long Taiping Rebellion.
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Japan divided China into multiple spheres of influence.
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Japan rapidly developed an industrial economy.
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Japan refused to let its citizens practice Christianity.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Economic and social changes paralleled the political transformation of the Meiji period. Although the economy still depended on agriculture, industrialization was the primary goal of the government, which directed the development of strategic industries, transportation, and communications.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Meiji Restoration transformed Japan. The government became centralized around the figure of the emperor, and the political system now allowed people to pursue new opportunities. Japan also underwent rapid industrialization.
Detailed explanation-3: -Japan made rapid strides to industrialize after the Meiji Restoration of 1868, boosting its transportation and communication networks and revolutionizing its light industry by the turn of the century.
Detailed explanation-4: -Japan’s government encouraged the building of railroads across much of the nation and encouraged the creation of a telegraph network and shipping lines. A modern banking system was developed. The textile and silk industries expanded rapidly.