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East meets West: Japan. Part Five: Modernisation. Talking point: Fashion in Meiji Japan. Review: Who are these people?. How are they connected?. Who?. Relationship?. Charter Oath. Feudalism abolished. This simple five point statement abolished feudalism . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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East meets West: Japan
Part Five: Modernisation
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Talking point: Fashion in Meiji Japan
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Review: Who are these people?
How are they connected?
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Feudalism abolishedMass education based on German systemSamurai privileges abolishedSamurai cannot wear swords in publicJobs open to all
Charter OathThis simple five point statement abolished feudalism
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Iwakura Mission 1871-73The first Meiji investigation of European and
American institutionsThe mission included a number of Meiji
government ministersSought info on technology, education, the armyWere very impressed with Europe and USA –
increased pressure for modernisation
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Iwakura Tomomi is wearing traditional clothes
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Japanese education 1890s
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The Armed Forcesmilitary conscription was introducedWestern experts were imported to
create new railways, armies, fleets, and industries
Navy based on Britain’s systemArmy based on Germany’s system
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Politics: the ConstitutionAn authoritarian Constitution based
on German model 1889, establishing the Diet (parliament)
Only 1% could voteBy 1871 the daimyo domains had
been surrendered to the throne and turned into prefectures with governors
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Oligarchy: the GenroReal power exercised by an
informal Choshu and Satsuma oligarchy called the Genro
They controlled politics and big business
The Sat-Cho elite = oligarchsThe Emperor “reigned but did
not rule” despite the constitution
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ReligionShinto replaces Buddhism as the state religionWhy?
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Samurai 1870s
He has cut off the top knot
Why?
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Another zen moment
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The EconomyZaibatsu: family businesses with close
links with the government and militaryMitsubishiDiversified conglomeratesEventually the big 4 dominated over
50% of stock exchangeJapan did not rely on foreign investment
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ReviewSamurai replaced by modern conscript
armyabolished hereditary rights 1871 rapid industrialisation built a modern nation-state ended feudal divisions in societya western style constitution but…real power in the hand of Sat-Cho elders
– the Genro
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Is Japan now Westernised?
Meiji Emperor receiving the Order of the Garter 1906