Dates of the Modern Era
Amaya Bradford
1793
1798
1830s
In Japan there were many rebellions and famine during this time. The shogunates were losing control because Japan was becoming urbanized. There were many social changes that the shogunates tried to stop but they were ignored. The common people were upset that they couldn't deal with the recent severe famine and they rioted to express their grievances.
1838-1842
1838-1876
1850-1864
The significance of this is that it is the climax of China's internal crisis.
1856-1858
1853
1868
This was the Meiji restoration in Japan. The country's new rulers wanted to restore the power of the emperor, Meiji. They thought he was the last decent of their sun goddess. They wanted to modernize Japan but did not want foreign domination.
1894-1895
1896
1899-1901
The significance of this is that they killed many people and it became clear that China was going to remain dependent under foreign countries.