How Japan Went From a Feudal State To a Global Power in 37 Years

How did a feudal society transform into a global power in just a few decades? The Meiji Restoration is perhaps the most radical transformation a country has ever undergone. In this animated history documentary, we explore the end of the Samurai era, the fall of the Shogunate, and the lightning-fast speedrun for modernization that Emperor Meiji pulled. 👕 Check out my MERCH: [https://icebulb-merch.com] ⚔️ WATCH NEXT: Why Alexander The Great Was Unstoppable [   • Why Alexander the Great Was Impossible to ...  ] 🫂 Attributions NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds). Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation). Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff Field Center (Antarctica); Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights). 🎵 Music Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Covert Affair Spy Glass Hard Boiled Dances And Dames Bass Walker Umbrella Pants Dama-May Vibing Over Venus Exotic Battle Enter The Maze Constance Showdown Minima Invariance Outfoxing The Fox Infados Aurea Carmina Stringed Disco Faster Does It I Knew A Guy Fast Talkin Just As Soon Investigations Five Armies Opium Ishikari Lore Drums of the Deep