CAS HI 176 Lecture 6: HI 176: On the Road to World War I
22 Nov 2016
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One fundamental difference between the chinese experience and the japanese experience is that the japanese government acted very quickly to prevent any kind of. They fought back quickly, which led to militarization of the society and economy. Ended the tokugawa shogunate feudal system (1603-1868) Shogun = military rank, title for hereditary military commandments. They removed the old institutions (feudal system) because the old institutions would probably be unable to fight against modern powers like the us. The japanese modern government is more centralized, has a bureaucracy to control the educational, economic, etc institutions. The japanese government argued that the chinese was not able to defend themselves precisely because they did not industrialize and modernize their military. Military power by 1905, slogan of enrich the country, strengthen the military . You can"t have an effective military without an effective industrial system. If you remain an agricultural country, you are backward and cannot defend yourself militarily.
