Unit 3

From Isolation to Adaptation

Targets
Skill Builders

Lesson 3

What role did rapid change have in Japan becoming a military power with an expansionist worldview?

  • conscription
  • indemnity  

Japan continued to modernize while maintaining its own traditions and values.

One of the ways Japan became more like the West was the belief that strong armed forces were necessary.

Military Flag of Japan


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Japan was intent on becoming an imperialist power to win respect and recognition from the countries of the Western world.


Japan vs. China
Click the link to watch the video, China, Japan, Korea Imperialism to learn how this imperialism occurred.

Start watching the video at 2:22. Stop the video at 3:25.
China, Japan, Korea Imperialism