How did Japan transition from the Edo period to the Meiji period? Why did the shoguns close off Japan to the wider world? What motivated Japan to modernize beginning in the 1800s? Why did the Japanese invasion of Manchuria weaken the League of Nations?
Japan and the Meiji Restoration Japan becomes a National Power. MODERNIZATION IN JAPAN Setting the Stage Early 1600s – Japan closed itself from the world Tokugawa shoguns ran Japanese society very strictly Rigid. Wednesday, October 29 th, 2008 BELL WORK 1.What was China’s attitude toward t...