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Victory by Tokugawa Ieyasu, unification of Japan.
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Start of Tokugawa shogunate rule over Japan.
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Reforms put in place by the Tokugawa shogunate to resolve problems Japan was facing economically, poltically and socially.
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This visit triggered the Meiji regime to overthrow the Shogunate, which spurred industrialization.
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End of Tokugawa rule of Japan.
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Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigns.
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The development of railroads symbolized a period of industrial growth. Railroads increased Japan's economic unity and allowed for more industrialization to occur in Japan.
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The Japanese government owned 2 of the 3 cotton spinning mills operated in Japan and provided this industry with a large amount of capital.
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The abolishment of feudalism signified Japan's launch in the modern world of industrialization, leaving behind their feudal past. In this year, the Meiji regime also unified their hold on Japan, allowing for implementation of policies that encouraged and started industrialization in Japan.
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The Japanese government invested heavily in modern technology in the creation of gold, silver and iron mines. However, most of these mines eventually failed.
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Japan and China, start a war for the first time, over who owns Korea
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Japan and Korea sign a treaty to agree to not attack each other
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Japan goes to war with Russia.
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By 1890, schools had 64 percent of boys and girls were 31 percent. In 1905, schools had 96 percent of boys and 90 percent of girls.
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With with uneven levels of mechanization, there was an increased need for low-paid workers in the textile business.