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Which of the following was not part of the industrialization of the Meiji government?

limited education


What were goals of the Meiji government?

the establishment of assemblies the abandonment of past customs a search for knowledge to strengthen imperial rule


What are past countries that were oligarchy?

Japan was an oligarchy in the Meiji period that lasted until 1912.


What financial problems did the Meiji leaders face in 1871?

In 1871, the Meiji leaders of Japan faced significant financial challenges, primarily stemming from the need to modernize the economy after the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. They dealt with a lack of funds to support industrialization, infrastructure development, and military reforms. Additionally, the government struggled with a large public debt, exacerbated by the costs of the Boshin War and ongoing expenses related to modernization efforts. These financial difficulties necessitated reforms in taxation and the establishment of a more centralized financial system.


What did the Japanese government do to help improve its economy?

This question is really contingent on another question: "When?" In the 17th Century, the Tokugawa Bakufu forbade foreigners real access to Japan in part to protect domestic markets. In 1868, samurai overthrew the Bakufu to install the Emperor as the center of political power. This was called the Meiji Restoration, and was in part a reaction to the failure of the Bakufu to protect the Japanese economy from the encroachments of the United States, Britain, and France in 1853. This was also a way to give samurai jobs in light of their falling economic power. In the early 20th Century, Japan's imperial government injected massive amounts of capital into the economy to militarize. They began fighting wars with Korea and China to expand their territories and great new lands for Japanese development. In the 1950's, Japan's government loosened antimonopoly laws to help re-establish business "partnerships" and "networks" (keiretsu) to create powerful economic engines. In the 1990's, after the collapse of the real estate market in Japan, the government tried to improve its economy by massive grants of money to private companies to build infrastructural projects throughout the country and by giving banks who had lost all of their capital funds loans to recover them. In the mid-2000's, Japan's government under Koizumi Jun'ichiro privatized its postal service in an attempt to improve its economy. In 2010, the government of Hatoyama Yukio attempted to make the economy better by expanding entitlements, providing new types of free education, and upping health care payments/reimbursements.