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Hello,

I was wondering if you could help me with a essay I have been stuck on for some reason. I read some of your other answers and seen that maybe you might the best source I can ask for information. Thank you with any help you can provide me, it is greatly appreciated.

The impact of the Meiji Restoration on Japan.

Thank you so much.

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Hello Vanessa,

Japan is not an area with which I have a great deal of familiarity, but the Meiji Restoration of 1868 ended many feudal aspects of Japanese society.  The Tokugawa period ended (the age of Shoguns) with the return of the Emperor.

That is about as much as I know, but it might prove to be a good starting point for you.  Note how the Meiji ushered in the modern era of Japan, the beginning of Empire, and the opening to the West.

Good luck Vanessa!

Sincerely,

Joseph Logue

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I am knowledgeable about English history from about 1400 to 1688, and then from the reign of Victoria (after 1837). I have a particular interest in the monarchy and dynastic relations of Europe from 1800 onwards. I cannot answer questions regarding the latter Stuarts, the early Hanovers, and the politics of the 18th century.

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Undergraduate degree in British history.
Lifelong interest, and over 25 years of personal study.
Oxford University: History of the British Monarchy

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BA/History
MS/Library and Information Science
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Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).

Awards and Honors
Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).

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