University of Colorado at Boulder End of The Tokugawa Shogunate Discussion

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How did modern Japan (1868-present) use war as a strategy to “catch up” to the West? When, if ever, did Japan feel it had accomplished this goal and gained acceptance as an equal partner among the great powers of Europe and the United States?

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