The Meiji Restoration and foreign policy...the interaction with the western powers

The name that the Japanese gave 2 their land is Nihon, meaning "from the sun". This portrays their belief that all Japanese are descendents of the Sun Goddess, which is of significance when evaluating the Meiji Restoration. The Japanese have traditionally held themselves 2 B of a superior lineage 2 other cultures. This embedded cultural superiority led the Japanese 2 close their door 2 outside intervention  afraid there was nothing good 2 learn from the"barbaric people of the west." 4 …

…English was taught 2 children in Nagasaki. A new army was modelled after the Prussian force, & a navy after the British.This rapid modernization procedure has c aused rising economic & social power on the world stage, which is continuing today. Thus we can see the positive effectiveness of the Meiji restoration. The improving economic power of Japan allowed 4 civil unrest 2 cease, & a period of peace 2 begin under a stable rule.