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SubjectRe: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother
FromFlame of the West
Date2002-05-26 01:36 (2002-05-25 19:36)
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Morgil Blackhope wrote:

Morgil Blackhope
Yes, this was why the old Shogunate opened the country for foreigners. This created fear that Japan would end up under foreing control like China, and it was seen that the old system was too weak to prevent that. The reformers gained support from hostility toward this foreign influence.

Japan imitated foreign ways as needed to strengthen themselves against the threat of foreign rule. Using the word "influence" confuses the matter.

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