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I. Introduction
A. Overview events of the time period
1. Shogun period
2. Meiji period
3. Actions of Commodore Perry
4. Sino and Russo Japanese war
5. Thesis
Over time, and this is true in every country, faith fades and gives way to science and religion gives way to practicality.
II. The Edo (Shogun) rule 1608-1868
A. The takeover
1. how they came into rule
a. the battle of Sekigahara
b. the expulsion of Christianity
c. feudalism
B. The beginning of the end
1. Political pressure
a. Commodore Perry
b. crushing debt
c. civilian suspicions
d. the coup coup de gras
C. Commodore Perry
1. unfair treaty
2. how he landed
3. Perry fooled into seeing
a mere lord
4. final blow
D. Religious effects
1. Buddhism
2. Shintoism
IV. The Meiji restoration 1868
A. The new style
1. more open to western influence
2. Wanted to go to the West and see what it was like
3. problems starting up
a. Satsuma rebellions
b. mopping up the last little samurai outbreaks
B. The government
1. freedom of religion/Christianity un-banned
a. religious figures and traditional samurai lose power
2. Modern state end of feudalism
3. constitution
4. wanted new technology desperately
a. railroads built
b. army formed c. navy formed
5. Sino and Russo Japanese wars because of Japans new expansion
C. Compare and contrast
1. Enclosed self supporting traditional-Modern expansionist
2. Feudal vs.
V. Sino (1894) and Russo (1904) Japanese wars
A. Sino Japanese war
1. Control of Korea
a. Japan wanted its resources as their...
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