What were the motivation for the radical changes in japans model of organizaton during the meiji period?
In the 16th century, Japan were in civil war as warlords (samurai) battle each other for land. Samurai came and gone. The samurai dynasty that stayed in power the longest was the Tokugawa dynasty that ruled Japan from 1630 to 1867. Most samurai did not like the Tokugawas trading with foreign powers. They also resented the fact that the Japanese emperor had no power. In 1968, the samurai defeated the Tokugawas and restored the Japanese emperor to the throne. This started the Meiji Period of Restoration. The motivation of the Japanese at the start of Meiji Period was to make Japan strong again. The samurai believed that Japan would be strong again by deposing the Tokugawas, restoring the Japanese emperor to the throne, thus uniting the Japanese people. During the Meiji period, the majority of people wanted the trade with foreign powers to continue. This led to Japan copying many western ideas of modernization – establishment of Parliament, building of railways, expansion, and signing tre
