5.6 Government’s Role in Industry - AP World

The Ottoman Empire

This country had not adopted Western tech or Enlightenment ideas. They had corruption lead them to decline and unrest. Named the “sick man of Europe”, other Europeans saw this as an opportunity to expand into this empire

China

This country suffered humiliations from Europe, such as the Opium War and the split into spheres of influence. They shook off foreign domination and used a central government too weak to promote industrialization

Japan

This country’s government grew stronger in its struggle to maintain independence in the face of Western challenges

Muhammad Ali

This person became governor of Ottomans and began reforms in Egypt. He changed the military like Europe’s, taxed the peasants increasingly high, controlled cotton production, and made textile factories for armaments in Cairo. He was a great ruler for his vision of industry

Commodore Matthew Perry

This guy led a naval squad to ask for trade with Japan. Faced with the power of his warships, Japan gave in and also to other states

Meiji Restoration

The arrival of Perry, the Opium Wars effect on China, and the fear of not being able to defend caused Japan to go through this process.

Meiji Reforms

These included the abolishment of feudalism, establishment of constitutional monarchy, equality and abolishment of cruel punishment, new navy, school system, railroads and roads, and subsidized industrialization. They also increased tax in agriculture

Private Investments in Japan

Once new industries flourished, they were sold to zaibatsu, who were organizations of families businesses. Attracting investors encouraged innovation in tech, like the carpenter founding a company that made an automatic loom