Cultural
Effects of Industrialization
nIn family life the birthrate dropped as population growth forced movement from the land and factory labor made children less useful.
•Family instability showed in a high divorce rate.
•The traditional view of the inferiority of women in the household continued
•Formality of manners and diet were maintained.
nShintoism found new believers.
nThe changes in Japan's economic power influenced foreign policy.
•By the 1890s they joined the imperialist nations.
•The change gave displaced samurai a role and provided nationalist stimulation for the populace.
