Three Events That Shaped Modern Japan
- Meiji Restoration (1868): Ended Tokugawa shogunate; rapid modernization/Westernization; foundation for 20th-century rise.
- World War II (1941–1945): Devastating loss, destruction, Allied occupation; led to pacifist constitution and foreign-policy shift.
- Economic Miracle (1950s–1970s): ~10% annual growth; transformed Japan into a global economic powerhouse.
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