1. Chapter review By: Ian Nathan and Jarod Meiji Chapter review By Jarod, Ian and Nathan

2. Introduction  Today we will be talking about, The Modernization of Japan, Politics, The Economy,  And to finish it all off we have an interactive component, but first critical question

3. Critical question  In what ways did changes resulting from isolation in the Edo period compare to changes resulting from adaptation in the Meiji period?  Not only will we answer the question but we will also talk about all change in the two periods of Japan

4. The modernization of Japan page 184  In 1868 Yoshida had an idea to modernize Japan to stop the western powers from taking over in the future  He changed there economy and there but technology with that came there culture  And that was just the start of the Meiji period

5. The Meiji period page 187  The meiji period was from 1868 to 1912  this period lead to the restoration of iperial rule  This period started a raped movement for a industrial revolution and it started the true beginning of modern Japan

6. The Meiji period continued page 185 and 194  In 1868 they also Decided to move there capital to the center of Japan to have a better rule on the people  But with new technology and new ideas coming from outsider they had to let them in to there country and this drastically changed there world

7. Economy page 199  Westerner helped a lot with the Japanese economy by putting in new industries.  These new industries include gun powder silk and many other things  Without the money from these new industries in Japan wouldn't have been able to win any of the wars they fought it

8. Politics page 207  Even through Japan still had rule over its people so much had changed from the Edo period.  The farmers could own there own land, the samurai didn’t get allowances and weren't allowed to use their sword.  and last but not least the rule couldn’t even get money from his own domains.

9. Rebuilding of Japan page 213  Unlike the Meiji period the citizens changed there world view.  They believed that to find true success you had to succeed in your own life unlike the Edo period were they wanted to succeed as a group and not and individual

10. Summary  Everything that happed in the Edo period happened because of there culture there way of life or there religion but not in the Meiji period.  Things happened in that period because of wealth and power and that’s what helped shape modern Japan