The Meiji Restoration was a coup d’état that resulted in the dissolution of Japan’s feudal system of government and the restoration of the imperial system.

The Japanese carry out this modernization by very deliberate study, borrowing, and adaptation of Western political, military, technological, economic, and social forms — repeating a pattern of deliberate borrowing and adaptation seen previously in the classical period when Japan studied Chinese civilization ( …

In conclusion, we have seen how despite the similarities between these two civilizations, China and Japan responded very differently to pressure from the Western nations in the 19th century; Japan gave in to their demands for an increased opening of trade relations and successfully modernized, while China refused to …

The Japanese government had seen the unequal treaties forced upon China by Western powers. Control of China was divided up amongst different colonial powers. They felt that the introduction of foreigners threatened Japanese traditions. Hence the urgency to achieve modernization rapidly — and on their own terms.

The Meiji reforms brought great changes both within Japan and in Japan’s place in world affairs. Japan strengthened itself enough to remain a sovereign nation in the face of Western colonizing powers and indeed became a colonizing power itself.

The arrival of warships from the United States and European nations, their advanced and formidable technology, and their ability to force the Japanese to agree to trade terms that were unfavorable for Japan sparked a period of rapid industrialization and modernization called the Meiji Restoration.

The Japanese people being isolated affected their culture, because without influence from the outside world they made their own unique culture. The isolation of Japan helped their economy. Because of their long periods of stability and peace, Japan’s economy was booming.

Japan isolated themselves in the 1600’s. The reason being because Japanese believed that the rest of the world would contaminate their religion and henceforth be lost forever. To preserve this, they shut themselves off so religion would not have outside influences on them.

Why did the Latin American nations not benefit from growing trade? Latin American nations did not benefit from growing trade for many reasons. Britain and the US dominated economies, LA did not devolp industries on its own, cost a lot of money import manufactured goods, borrowed money and couldn’t repay loans.

The economic impact that the Latin American wars for independence had on the region was “the destruction of infrastructure and the loss of skilled labor caused economic decline throughout the region.” Most of the wars of independence in Latin American left sequels and conditions that were difficult to overcome.

Steep mountains and tropical forests made land transport difficult to impossible. This led to the fragmentation of the Spanish New World empire into many, mostly relatively small countries and hindered the development of trade both between and within countries.

The main reason why Latin American countries remained economically dependent on western nations is because the Industrial Revolution led these western nations to requires massive amount of raw materials, many of which were exported from Latin America meaning Latin America found it difficult to develop other trades.

The causes of the Latin American revolutions included the inspiration from the French and American revolution, Napoleon’s conquest of Spain triggered revolts, injustices and repression (committed by royal officials) Political and military jobs controlled by Peninsulares, Peninsulares and Creoles controlled wealth.

Immediate effects of the revolutions included freedom and independence for the people of the liberated countries. However, in the long term, poor governance of the liberated countries led to instability and increasing poverty in those areas.

What role did Simón Bolívar play in the Latin American independence movement? Simón Bolívar penned two political treatises—the Manifiesto de Cartagena (“Cartagena Manifesto”) and the Carta de Jamaica (“Letter from Jamaica”)—encouraging the people of South America to rebel against Spanish colonial rule.

Simón Bolívar

Modern slavery Thanks to their efforts, the Brazilian government passed a law outlawing such modern slave labor in 1995. Since then, some 54,000 working slaves have been set free.

Although most of Latin America was colonized by Spain, the countries of Portugal and France also had major influences on the region. Due to war and disease, native populations were decimated. Millions of Africans were brought over from Africa, which resulted in the African diaspora being so prominent in Latin America.