East Asian Revolutions - Japan

open ports to Western trade

make peace with the Sat-Cho clans

restore the power of the emperor

end diplomatic relations with the West

the complete colonization of Japan by Western powers

the Sat-Cho alliance overthrew the shogunate and restored the power of the emperor

the Japanese went to war with Russia over influence in Korea

the samurai lost their special status and privileges

becoming strong enough to conquer China

eliminating all parts of Japan's traditional culture

reorganizing land administration with prefectures

creating a modern industrial nation as strong as the Western powers

army

education system

values like loyalty to family / community

social structure

France

Germany

Russia

Great Britain