Opening of Japan

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Opening of Japan (Meiji era) 1868-1912
@Nikolai Miazin, PhD in History

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Terms
steam wheeled frigate - паровой фрегат
Great power - великая держава
universal conscription - всеобщая воинская повинность
Gregorian chronology - Григорианское летоисчисление
shrine - святилище
worship - поклонение
prisoner of war - военнопленный
art nouveau - модерн

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Opening of Japan in 1854
• Shogun army couldn`t do
anything against modern
battleships
• Great powers got low trade tax
(5 %) and right
extraterritoriality

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Boshin war (1868-1869)
• Some rebellion against foreigners on the
south of country, they were overwhelmed
• Daimyo losers advocate accelerated
westernization of the country
• Overthrow of the Shogunate and return of
power to the Emperor

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Meiji restoration (great reforms)
• The feudal system and estates were
abolished
• Private property on the land
• Constitution
• Copied best world practice in economy and
government

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Shintoism - main Religion
• Yasukuni Shrine -place of
worship for warriors who
died for Japan
• They became Kami
(gods)

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Military expansion
Victory in wars:
• 1894-1895 Sino-Japanese War
• 1904-1905 Russian-Japanese war
Japan became Great power
Tsushima battle

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Conclusion of Japanese and Western cultures

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Japanese influence on Western culture
• Impressionism in art
• art nouveau