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Was the rise and development of nationalism in Meiji Japan a result of the government modernization efforts?
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12. Was the rise and development of nationalism in Meiji Japan a result of the government modernization efforts? Give your reasons to support your view. The rise and development of nationalism in Meiji Japan was a result of government modernization efforts. The ban on Christianity was lifted and the Meiji government practiced religion toleration. Foreign missionaries were allowed to propagate Christianity and carry out educational and medical work. However, Christianity made little headway among the Japanese. By 1900, less than 1% of the population became Christians. With the Meiji Restoration, in order to carry out the modernization programme, the Japanese government made Shinto as the state religion so as to push forward their reforms more easily. Though the government patronized the spread of Shintoism for obvious political reasons, Shinto studies emphasized the divine and mystical origin of the Japanese Emperor. They taught that the Sun Goddess was the founder of the...
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