HIST 218 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: The Chosun Ilbo, Norther, Mitsukoshi
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Political developments: meiji-statecraft entailed, formation of japan as a modern nation-state. Idea of the meiji restoration was based on the creation of modern japan. Imperial charter oath: united around the pledge - imperial charter oath - to dissolve the han domains and establish a emperor-centred order, document that was circulated around the meiji reformers before the establishment of a meiji constitution in. Samurai who had been left behind during the meiji restoration. In 1885, a european-style cabinet was created with hirobumi as premier. In his person, he represented both old and new; he was divine being embodying a timeless spirit, but this was a modern divinity, resplendent in his flashy, new, world-class uniform. Japanese intellectual and political leaders were quick to realize the importance of education in fashioning a new. Japanese agriculture become more efficient with the introduction of new seed strains, new fertilizers and new methods of cultivation.
