This period indicates the period during which Japanese culture, life and society moved from an isolated society to a new modern form. Essential changes advanced domestic politics, social structure, the military, foreign relations, and the economy. In 1868, Emperor Meiji was reinstated as head of Japan. Japan was weak in the military and, at the time, was a weak nation as a whole. It was technologically backward and was in the hands of many feudal lords. The Western superpowers had forced Japan to sign peace treaties that limited its power over its trade with foreign countries. This is why Meiji modernization occurred. He had numerous tenets and goals that he intended to achieve. For our purposes that caused the war, we will analyze only the military and aggressive characteristics of this revolution. This Meiji revolution "reestablished" the emperor's control. However, he did not directly rule Japan. It was designed to accept the leadership of the assembly that had defeated the shogun. The men of this group were eventually the talented ones who took over and created a new system for government. They eventually built their own economic and military control. Significantly concerned with national security, leaders made major efforts at military modernization, which involved the creation of a tiny standing army, a massive emergency response system, and the mandatory provision of militia for all adult males. Many military strategies were studied. Furthermore, many foreign consultants were brought here to teach, and many students went to the West to learn. Furthermore, after much industrialization, Japan developed into an imperialist state. He began to pursue settlements as a base for raw materials and new markets f... middle of paper... began. This involved something called State Shinto and revived the Japanese culture and virtues of old. The 1930s were essentially a time of fear for Japan. There was a strong revival of nationalism, the disappearance of independent services, national violence and vehemence, and increased military hostility. Many people lost faith in military leaders because they were war-driven, selfish and hypocritical. The accumulation of unrest and corruption had caused a very unstable Japan. Japan's eventual military takeover and militarism had become the result of the Manchuria Incident and tension with the United States. There had been long-standing, deep-rooted bitterness between the United States and Japan. Both countries were intimidated by each other by the immense power that Japan had acquired and the immense power that the United States already held.