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Japanese Imperialism By Natasha Guthrie 12J, Mr. Hillier Research Assignment Japanese Imperialism The Meiji Restoration, as it came to be known, ended 250 years of self-isolation for Japan. The modern world in which Japan entered was one where exploration and imperialism had featured predominantly over a long period of time. Thus, grasping the slogan of "rich country, strong army," Japan entered the modern world at full force. Due to America's aggressive intervention, Japan's primary intention from the outset of the Meiji Restoration was ultimately to avoid becoming part of a European empire by attaining international equality. Thus, the rulers of Japan prepared the country for imperial expansion through the modernization of its social, political, educational, industrial and military institutions. By the turn of the nineteenth century, after many years of peace and stability, a widespread sense of discontent and a general readiness for change had spread among the people of Japan. Hoepper (1996, p271) notes that...

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