In Japan the Meiji restoration had to stop the warring factions and create a single ruler. From ether, the newly centralized government could dictate what had to be done to expand. This new centralization worked extremely well. A major difference is that Russia used foreign loans to build its infrastructure and assets, including railroads and heavy manufacturing. Ordinarily, this would be economic ruin as was the ruse for the Ottoman, but Russia nationalize those, or essentially stole then during the 1917 revolution.
Moreover, the USA had no longer been the only nuclear power in the world, as the USSR had successfully tested a nuclear bomb in 1949. Japan: The US has become increasingly involved in the Korean War during the years 1950-53 due to its concerns over Japan. America believed that Communist Korea would be “a dagger pointed at the heart of Japan” and had to protect Korea to maintain trade links. This highlights that, on top of trying to uphold democracy, selfishly American wanted to maintain the safety of their trading partners (who they occupied) for their own wellbeing and growth. This suggests that the defence of South Korea from communism was even more crucial that it had originally been, since Korea and Japan are separated by less than 160 kilometres of sea.
These reforms made a significant change to the government as a weakened sense of autocracy replaced the traditional span of control the Tsar ruled over, due to freedom of serfs which ultimately creates opposition. Further consequences of war faced by the government can be illustrated in the assassination of Alexander 2nd and the severe social unrest following the Russo-Japanese war. These protests are suggested to be the beginning point of the 1905 revolution. This caused extreme damage to the government as it questioned the strength of leadership and citizens became more and more critical, eventually leading to further reforms and the initiation of changing the way Russian government was formatted. However, it can be argued that
There were attempts such as ‘the great spurt’ spearheaded by Sergi Witte to gain Russia’s financial strength and modernise the country and it worked to some degree. As for Lenin Russia’s economy was managed in a more disciplinarian way for example war communism. Although this wasn’t popular to the people of Russia (Similar to the Tsar) it was successful as it made sure that he won the war. One similarity between Tsarist rule and Communist Russia was the amount of power both governments had. During Tsarist rule Russia was an autocratic state.
However, the revolution didn’t remove the Tsar. This is mostly because of several reasons including: The October Manifesto which divided the opponents to the Tsar, the Tsar himself listened to the advice from an able minister Sergei Witte which influenced the October Manifesto, the Army remained mostly loyal and the French granted a loan of money to prop up the economy. Though it was important that the people stood up for themselves. The Russo-Japanese war, we could say, acted like a catalyst for the revolution as it was known as an ‘unnecessary war’; most of the Russian public didn’t want to be at war. The Russians suffered a humiliating defeat which shocked the Russian public.
Russia was still an autocratic state (the Tsar held completed political power). The reformist groups wanted to amend this so the Tsar had less power. The reformist groups also known as the radical parties all had various different ideas as to how they were going to go about reforming the country. They grew in numbers from 1881 and gained a lot of support from various different social groups. The Socialist Revolutionary Party wanted to completely abolish the Tsar’s power and give the peasants power to advance Russia.
6. Which of the following best summarizes the reform movements of the Industrial Revolution? a) capitalism should not be checked by government intervention b) reform more possible in Russia than in the United States due to autocratic structure c) parliaments started passing laws that limited hours, child labor and worsened working conditions d) factory owners almost always made changes because they realized a happy, healthy, well-paid work force could be more productive e) the number of people with influence – aristocracy and middle class – increased pressuring the government to act on behalf of the workers 7. Which of the following was not a major global effect of the Industrial Revolution? a) countries with industrial technology had advanced military weapons b) Western European nations could not be defeated by Africans in battle c) the creation of a monoculture that damaged both the environment and the economy d) countries needed colonies to act as markets for finished goods e) Britain became dominant global nation of 19th century because they were first to industrialize 8.
There was a war between the two lands however it was difficult, that led to treaties between the two nations… III. Contributions and writings A. Ganghwa Treaty B. Modernization of Korea despite traditionalists’ opposition. Korea was flourishing during Empress Myeongseong reign. Japan was planning to invade the land and spread its own influence.
Critics of the Tsarist system saw serfdom and the comparatively feudal system of Russia as an obstacle to Russian modernisation and the growth of the economy. This system prevented Russia from moving properly into the commercial and industrial age along with the rest of the western world, most Russians acknowledged this and also blamed serfdom for problems such as military failure, food shortages and civil disorder. Alexander II saw the emancipation as a way to satisfy some of the serfs requests to keep them happy enough but not enough to grant them such privileges as the powerful middle class such as an education as this might lead to greater ambition and drive among serfs who may no longer be satisfied by farming and may not follow the wishes of the tsar with seemingly blind obedience. Alexander III had very different views and ideas on how to control the ‘dark masses’, he believed that the fear
The consequences of the Russo Japanese war caused problems with the working class conditions, which were the main grounds of a revolution in 1905, and also the main aim of the opposition groups, which further triggered a revolution. The effects that the loss of the Russo-Japanese war had on the Government lead people to feel negatively towards the government and encouraged them to start a revolution. The Russo-Japanese war was not the most important factor, but was an important factor which leads to the revolution. The Russo-Japanese war also affected the Russian citizens’ attitudes towards the