Japan

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//Emperor Meiji//

//Battle in Pyongyang, Korea, during First Sino-Japanese War//

__ Works Cited __
//Battle of Pyongyang//. N.d. //Sino-Japanese War//. SinoJapaneseWar.com, n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2011.

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 * 3 Primary Sources:**

//Source One:// [] (The Industrial Revolution in Japan)

__Nature:__ originally a book, but scanned and put online later as a .pdf file

__Origin:__ written by Count Okuma (former prime minister of Japan) and published in November 1900

__Purpose:__ to educate people about Japan's rapid development industrially; and to let people better understand the how it was like at the time from a prime minister's perspective (the problems encountered, successes, etc); Count Okuma reflecting on the different situations

//Source Two://

http://sinojapanesewar.com/pyong.jpg (First Sino-Japanese War, Battle in Pyongyang)


 * Nature:** Drawing
 * Origin:** Created by Toshikata Mizuno in 1894
 * Purpose:** As a memory about the chaotic battle in Pyongyang, during the First Sino-Japanese War.

The following sites will help you begin your search to the topic questions:

CDNIS Library - Britannica (Key word Japan - look under history 1850-1945)


 * This has a good overview

Meiji - Primary source

Japan in the 19th century Japanese women & reforms Meiji Restoration Meiji Period

Image found at: http://www.monopol-magazin.de