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Economic Reforms of the Meiji Restoration
What? The Meiji leaders encouraged Japan's business class to adopt western methods, setting up banks, building railroads,improving ports and organizing a telegraph and postal service.
Where? Japan
When? 1860's- early 1900's
Who? The Japanese leader Emperor Meiji,Zaibasu's and Japanese reformers
Why? To help build Japan a modern industrial economy.
How? The government built factories and sold them to wealthy buisness owners.
Results: Japan modernizes quickly and success speeds rapidly. All citizens were equal before law. A legislature was formed. Strengthened the military by turning to western technology. Their government set up a banking systerm, built railroads, improved ports and organized a telegraph and postal system. Factories were built. Japan industrialized and many peasants moved to cities to get work. There were no more social classes.
Contributed by: Alyssa J. (11), Jenna H. (11), Liz G. (11) and Jackie D. (11)
Where? Japan
When? 1860's- early 1900's
Who? The Japanese leader Emperor Meiji,Zaibasu's and Japanese reformers
Why? To help build Japan a modern industrial economy.
How? The government built factories and sold them to wealthy buisness owners.
Results: Japan modernizes quickly and success speeds rapidly. All citizens were equal before law. A legislature was formed. Strengthened the military by turning to western technology. Their government set up a banking systerm, built railroads, improved ports and organized a telegraph and postal system. Factories were built. Japan industrialized and many peasants moved to cities to get work. There were no more social classes.
Contributed by: Alyssa J. (11), Jenna H. (11), Liz G. (11) and Jackie D. (11)
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