1. How did Japan’s reaction to the West differ from China’s? What was the key to Japan’s ability to resist the West?
2. Why was Japan’s victory in the Russo-Japanese War so important in Japan? In the rest of Asia? In the third world?
3. What steps did Japan take to modernize? What changes did the Meiji Restoration bring?
4. Is the Japanese model relevant to third world industrialization today? Why or why not?
5. How did the Japanese avoid an internal revolution such as those occurring in Britain and France?