The Meiji restoration was a revolution. It was not a bloody type of overthrow but a sort of change for a country. They became more modern and industrialized. Japan also wasn't isolated anymore. The social classes and economy for Japan changed for the better.
I believe that the Meiji Restoration was revolutionary. In this sense, revolutionary means a rapid change in an area. On the whole, the Meiji Restoration had a lot of change because power was shifted from the Samurais' to the emperor. Furthermore, it developed change in the fact that Japan was more open to trading with other industrialized countries, and more open to western influence.
Yes it was a revolution. To me, a revolution is a dramatic change in something, such as government. The country was isolated with the shogunate, and the only economy it had was through agriculture. After the Meiji Restoration it changed its policies and this led to modernization and it gained a successful industrial economy.
Yes, the Meiji Restoration was a revolution because there was a radical change. The government had a drastic change. Also, the power was being shifted back to the emperor. It was a revolution because it was very similar to the French revolution because of the bloody violence. The also became more modern and industrialized afterwards.
I believe that the Meiji Restoration was a revolution. In my eyes a revolution in general is anything that showed change and the Meiji Restoration definitely did. There was an increased industrialization and modernization in Japan during this time. There was also a change in government where Japan got away from Shogunate leaders.
I believe that the Meiji Restoration was revolutionary, but by definition not necessarily a revolution. A revolution involves bloody battles in order to overthrow a government. The Meiji Restoration, however, did not include any aspects of violence. It was revolutionary in a sense that the government and society were changed. The government went from being ruled by the Shoguns to an emperor. The Shoguns had an isolation belief, due to their Zen Buddhist practices, whereas after the Meiji Restoration, the Shinto become the state religion. This release of isolation opened up trading doors and bigger opportunities for further industrial advancement.
Yes, when looking at all definitions of a revolution, the Meiji Restoration can be classified as one. It was an overthrow of the government and a turning point in Japanese government and history. Both of those are qualifications of a revolution, therefore, the restoration would be a revolution. The Meiji Restoration also impacted the religions in Japan. Although it was not a blood bath, it was revolutionary on much of Japan and deserves to be viewed as such.
Revolution can be defined as an overthrow of a government or social order for a new system. According to this definition, the Meiji Restoration was a revolution. Along with the Meiji Restoration came a drastic change in economy and government. The economy was opened up to the world and the government changed from Shogunate to emperor ruled.
By my definition the Meiji Restoration was a revolution. I do not believe there had to be a bloody war for it to be considered a revolution, but rather a common overthrow of a government. In this case, the service class overthrew the Samurai in order to start a new government. They would then incorporate Wester ideals, such as, trade and education. This change in government is a revolution.
No, it was not a revolution because it was not a bloody war. Although it was revolutionary and was two governments the opposed. Japan increased its industrialization during the Meiji Restoration. I believe that this was a revolutionary war because of the government outcome.
Yes, the Meiji Restoration was a revolution because it changed the way Japan operated. Before the Meiji Restoration Japan was an isolated country and had a government which included the power of the samurai and the Shogun. After the Meiji Restoration Japan had changed to support individualism and moved away from the samurai's power as military leaders. This is considered to be a revolution even though there were no conflicts between military forces and rebel forces. However, this event was a turning point in the country of Japan and changed the way it operated as a country, therefore the Meiji Restoration was a revolution.
Yes it was because it was the non-violent type. Revolution has multiple meanings. It can mean a bloody war, such as the American revolution, or it can mean a passive change, such as the Industrial revolution. This was a political and economic change. It changed out of a feudal political system and into a capitalist economic system without much violence; therefore, it was a passive revolution.
In my opinion, the Meiji Restoration was not a revolution but it was revolutionary. The definition of a revolution is the bloody overthrow of a government. In the Meiji restoration there was no bloody overthrow of the government but Japan did make strides to change. Japan was becoming more industrialized and more modernized. the entire reason for this restoration was Japan wanted to become more like western powers. Japan also got away from isolationism and expanded their trade, economy, and tried to expand their empire. A major change made during this time period was samurais no longer had as much power over commoners and peasants. so overall the Meiji restoration was revolutionary but not a revolution.
My preferred choice of a revolution as defined by Merriam-Webster is defined as a fundamental change in political organization; especially : the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed. By this definition, the Meiji Restoration was a revolution. The Satsuma and Choshu clans along with the emperor's forces rose up to fight against the shogunate's troops. The forced replacing the shogunate brought a whole new government to Japan, which is part of the definition. The emperor replaced much of the political systems with reforms that reflected Western ideals. Also, the economics, education, religion, and society of Japan changed at the same time. Finally, Japan also ended its isolationism with the shogunate and started trading with the West.
According to the definition of a revolution, the Meji Restoration was not a revolution, but it was revolutionary. As the Meji Restoration was not a violent, bloody overthrow of the Japanese government, the Japanese government changed regimes to an emperor system. There were also massive economic, and social changes with the Meji Restoration that made it revolutionary. As the regimes changed, isolationism became less and less important in Japan, so, trade became more and more important to Japan's economy. Since Japan didn't have many raw materials necessary for industrialization and modernization (goals of the Meji Restoration), Japan became known as an imperial power as it took over the Korean peninsula and invaded China and Russia. Socially, the samurai that were once compared to nobles, lost their social status and were forced to live as commoners. Also, Shinto was adopted as the state religion of Japan.
The restoration was not a revolution, but it was revolutionary. The Meiji Restoration was a change in the government, but it was not a bloody overthrow of the government. Japanese people pushed toward nationalism and it suck with the government.
The Meiji restoration was a revolution. It was not a bloody type of overthrow but a sort of change for a country. They became more modern and industrialized. Japan also wasn't isolated anymore. The social classes and economy for Japan changed for the better.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Meiji Restoration was revolutionary. In this sense, revolutionary means a rapid change in an area. On the whole, the Meiji Restoration had a lot of change because power was shifted from the Samurais' to the emperor. Furthermore, it developed change in the fact that Japan was more open to trading with other industrialized countries, and more open to western influence.
ReplyDeleteYes it was a revolution. To me, a revolution is a dramatic change in something, such as government. The country was isolated with the shogunate, and the only economy it had was through agriculture. After the Meiji Restoration it changed its policies and this led to modernization and it gained a successful industrial economy.
ReplyDeleteYes, the Meiji Restoration was a revolution because there was a radical change. The government had a drastic change. Also, the power was being shifted back to the emperor. It was a revolution because it was very similar to the French revolution because of the bloody violence. The also became more modern and industrialized afterwards.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Meiji Restoration was a revolution. In my eyes a revolution in general is anything that showed change and the Meiji Restoration definitely did. There was an increased industrialization and modernization in Japan during this time. There was also a change in government where Japan got away from Shogunate leaders.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the Meiji Restoration was revolutionary, but by definition not necessarily a revolution. A revolution involves bloody battles in order to overthrow a government. The Meiji Restoration, however, did not include any aspects of violence. It was revolutionary in a sense that the government and society were changed. The government went from being ruled by the Shoguns to an emperor. The Shoguns had an isolation belief, due to their Zen Buddhist practices, whereas after the Meiji Restoration, the Shinto become the state religion. This release of isolation opened up trading doors and bigger opportunities for further industrial advancement.
ReplyDeleteYes, when looking at all definitions of a revolution, the Meiji Restoration can be classified as one. It was an overthrow of the government and a turning point in Japanese government and history. Both of those are qualifications of a revolution, therefore, the restoration would be a revolution. The Meiji Restoration also impacted the religions in Japan. Although it was not a blood bath, it was revolutionary on much of Japan and deserves to be viewed as such.
ReplyDeleteRevolution can be defined as an overthrow of a government or social order for a new system. According to this definition, the Meiji Restoration was a revolution. Along with the Meiji Restoration came a drastic change in economy and government. The economy was opened up to the world and the government changed from Shogunate to emperor ruled.
ReplyDeleteBy my definition the Meiji Restoration was a revolution. I do not believe there had to be a bloody war for it to be considered a revolution, but rather a common overthrow of a government. In this case, the service class overthrew the Samurai in order to start a new government. They would then incorporate Wester ideals, such as, trade and education. This change in government is a revolution.
ReplyDeleteNo, it was not a revolution because it was not a bloody war. Although it was revolutionary and was two governments the opposed. Japan increased its industrialization during the Meiji Restoration. I believe that this was a revolutionary war because of the government outcome.
ReplyDeleteYes, the Meiji Restoration was a revolution because it changed the way Japan operated. Before the Meiji Restoration Japan was an isolated country and had a government which included the power of the samurai and the Shogun. After the Meiji Restoration Japan had changed to support individualism and moved away from the samurai's power as military leaders. This is considered to be a revolution even though there were no conflicts between military forces and rebel forces. However, this event was a turning point in the country of Japan and changed the way it operated as a country, therefore the Meiji Restoration was a revolution.
ReplyDeleteYes it was because it was the non-violent type. Revolution has multiple meanings. It can mean a bloody war, such as the American revolution, or it can mean a passive change, such as the Industrial revolution. This was a political and economic change. It changed out of a feudal political system and into a capitalist economic system without much violence; therefore, it was a passive revolution.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the Meiji Restoration was not a revolution but it was revolutionary. The definition of a revolution is the bloody overthrow of a government. In the Meiji restoration there was no bloody overthrow of the government but Japan did make strides to change. Japan was becoming more industrialized and more modernized. the entire reason for this restoration was Japan wanted to become more like western powers. Japan also got away from isolationism and expanded their trade, economy, and tried to expand their empire. A major change made during this time period was samurais no longer had as much power over commoners and peasants. so overall the Meiji restoration was revolutionary but not a revolution.
ReplyDeleteMy preferred choice of a revolution as defined by Merriam-Webster is defined as a fundamental change in political organization; especially : the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed. By this definition, the Meiji Restoration was a revolution. The Satsuma and Choshu clans along with the emperor's forces rose up to fight against the shogunate's troops. The forced replacing the shogunate brought a whole new government to Japan, which is part of the definition. The emperor replaced much of the political systems with reforms that reflected Western ideals. Also, the economics, education, religion, and society of Japan changed at the same time. Finally, Japan also ended its isolationism with the shogunate and started trading with the West.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the definition of a revolution, the Meji Restoration was not a revolution, but it was revolutionary. As the Meji Restoration was not a violent, bloody overthrow of the Japanese government, the Japanese government changed regimes to an emperor system. There were also massive economic, and social changes with the Meji Restoration that made it revolutionary. As the regimes changed, isolationism became less and less important in Japan, so, trade became more and more important to Japan's economy. Since Japan didn't have many raw materials necessary for industrialization and modernization (goals of the Meji Restoration), Japan became known as an imperial power as it took over the Korean peninsula and invaded China and Russia. Socially, the samurai that were once compared to nobles, lost their social status and were forced to live as commoners. Also, Shinto was adopted as the state religion of Japan.
ReplyDeleteThe restoration was not a revolution, but it was revolutionary. The Meiji Restoration was a change in the government, but it was not a bloody overthrow of the government. Japanese people pushed toward nationalism and it suck with the government.
ReplyDelete