Japanese Imperialism Dbq

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Thesis: Despite that the early stage of Japan was isolated; it evolved into a stronger country by upgrading its modernization beliefs and its mission to transform into an imperialistic country. Body 1: Topic 1: • Tokugawa shogunate starts and restricts Japan in 1603 • “Japanese ships may absolutely not leave for foreign countries.” -Document 2 • Japanese merchants are restricted to leave for countries, and are not allowed to trade. This will make low profit and harm the Japanese merchants and the economy of Japan. • “Samurai may not purchase goods from foreign ships directly from foreign merchants in Nagasaki.” -Document 2 • Japan is separated from the rest of the world and Japan is not modernized. • Power is…show more content…
Japan lacks natural resources. to acquire the, they must trade with foreign countries and manufacture them in Asiatic markets. Compared to Japan’s isolation from the world in the beginning for 200 years, this was a big accomplishment. • “The safety of Korea is in danger; the vital interests of our Empire are menaced.” -Document 10 • Japan is self-sufficient on raw materials. In order to gain raw materials, they trade lots of countries one being Korea. If Korea is in danger, it also means Japan is in danger. Japan must protect Korea to acquire more land and natural resources. The more land you have, the more power you maintain. Conclusion: By U.S Commodore Perry forcing to open Japan’s doors, Japan had emerged from an isolated country to a powerful imperialistic nation through modernization. Emperors regained their power and Japan is now competing against other European countries. Trading with foreign countries has made Japan a social country and has developed a healthy trading relationship with others which makes it easier to supply raw

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