EAS105H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Popular Science, Pork Barrel, Hara Takashi

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Foreign affairs resonated through japan"s economy, politics, society, and culture. The imperative to challenge white supremacy by achieving great power status and rising in the hierarchy of nations shaped japan"s national identity. Signing an alliance with britain drive great power. Before, japan forced korean king to accept a limited protectorate that made korea. Japan"s ally and subject to japan"s lead in administrative matters. At the same time, japan formalized control over taiwan. World war i proved advantageous for japan both economically and diplomatically. Japan also tried to impose the infamous twenty-one demands on china. Following world war i, japan collaborated with western powers, joined the league of. In 20th century, japanese corporations took advantage of international technological and managerial innovations. Conglomerates linked through holding and trading companies zaibatsu (financial cliques) dominated the most modern sectors of the economy and produced standardized, high-volume products. Zaibatsu cooperated in cartels that divided up raw materials and access to markets.

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