Military Changes

Military ChangesTiffany, Joseph, Isaac and Hansol

Tokugawa ShogunateFeudal Military Dictatorship

300 years

Daimyos and Samurais were in control of militaryCentral government system was used

Pre-Meiji EraArmies

Run by daimyoNot subservient to a central government

Meiji RestorationSino-Japanese War (1894-5): war with ChinaRusso-Japanese War (1904-5): war with RussiaDomination over Korea

Japan threatened Korea to open three ports (the Treaty of Kanghwa)

Modern army/navy establishedLoyal to government

Followed examples from Prussia (Germany)

Sino-Japanese War (1894-5): war with

ChinaPRE-WAR

Japan captured King of Korea to expel ChineseChinese ship sunk by Japan NavyDeclared: War between China and Japan

Sino-Japanese WarLess than a yearLand/seaVictories – showed Japan mastered modern warfare

Treaty of ShimonosekiApril 17, 1895Stated that…

Korea – independent StateLiaotung Peninsula, Formosa (Taiwan), Pescadores Islands given to Japan4 Chinese ports openedPay 200 million taelsGained most-favored nation rights

Desired for long time

Meiji Restoration (Cont’d)

International relationshipsDevelopment of…

WeaponsMilitary tactics

1873 ConscriptionStated that all men had to serve three years after turning twenty-one