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A socialist uprising and the percieved weakness of the government prompted a military coup. As people lost their jobs and the economy took a nose dive almost all trust in the government was lost. Thus began the rise of yakuzas, resurgence of clans, socialist parties, and ultranationalism.Īs though things could not be worse for Japan the stock market crash sealed the fate of Japan. Soon people looked to alternative sources of stability. As countless suffered and died the government was found to be incapable of providing aid to its people. Then the Great Kanto Earthquake shattered it all. In spite of this for five years Japan seemed to flourish under the new order.

As a result of this the Provisional Government of Japan was created and several cities were ceded. Known as the Kyoto Revolution it would see the shogun flee and Japan surrender. Called the Patey Expedition this would be the death knell for the Shogunate.Īs the combined forces of General George Edwin Patey ravaged Japan and humiliated its armies the Japanese peasantry revolted.

In 1917 a horde of Japanese peasants stormed and attacked the American cruiser “USS Saratoga.” Enraged by the riot and incompetence of the Shogunate a coalition was formed, led by America. As years progressed it fell further and further behind, the old feudal model holding Japan back. However despite the victory the Shogunate withered. Despite the odds, however, the Shogunate was able to prevail thanks to reforms created by Léon Roches and the aid of foreign powers. A group of daimyo tried to restore the emperor and depose the shogun.
