The Meiji Restoration was a coup dāĆ©tat that resulted in the dissolution of Japanās feudal system of government and the restoration of the imperial system. Members of the ruling samurai class had become concerned about the shogunateās ability to protect the country as more Western countries attempted to āopenā Japan after more than two hundred years of virtual isolation. They wanted to unite the country under a new, centralized government in order to strengthen their army to defend against foreign influence.
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