What were the agents of change that moved Japan from a feudal society to a more industrial one? -

Answer that one (1) and 2) How did these changes affect the people of Japan 3) what were the major changes that occured 4) What were the consequences of these changes 5) Who was instrumental in making these changes happen 6) How did land use change from feudal times? How did this affect people

Paul W is correct but you need to see some from the other side 1. The fact that other countries like China and India were being colonized and losing all control by the West forced them to see that quick change to being Westernized was best. Perry was a big starting point 2. They were some found this good like merchants who dealt with the shipping trades but most dislike the foreigner coming in and telling them what to do. The the Boshin War (War of the Year of the Dragon) was between Tokugawa(Shogun, old ruler) and Emperor Meiji s troops was fought to return Japan back to before. Coups like the Satsuma Rebellion by Saigō Takamori, a samuari that is dismayed by how the fellow Samurai were being ripped of their honor and position in society, were going on all over japan. 3. The rise of the Meiji period which fostered industrialization, Art like Kendo and Judo were developed. The way of Warfare was run (they were trained by the British). 4. the consequences were greater centralized power in the country under the Bureaucrats (ruling class) but the lost of the Japanese identity for a time 5. Meiji oligarchy (ruling class) were the major factor to getting Japan to be a Imperial power. They made themselves the class that decided on how Japan was to become in the the future, making the Emperor just a Figure head living god of the Shinto religion (Like the Royal Family in England now). 6. Moving people from feudal farming to Central cities with factories. Just like the industrial revolution of the US.

1. the agent was the fact that the Americans forced Japan to trade with them, and the Japanese were powerless to say no, so they industrialized. 2. the changes affected the people of Japan by increasing education levels, hygiene levels, and standard of living. 3. the major changes were Mathew Perry opening up Japan, the civil war the followed, the rise of the Meiji period which fostered industrialization. 4. the consequences were greater centralized power in the country, a new Asian power, and an increased standard of living. 5. the person most responsible for making this change was Mathew Perry, the American who commanded the ships that forced Japan to trade. 6. land use changed from feudal farming to factories and increased city growth. this affected people by making factory jobs and city jobs available