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They didn't want to fall behind the rest of the world in ideas and didn't want to be less powerful than the Western world. They thought it was important to change their education system, allow people the freedom to practice other religion and change the model of their government.  They liked a lot of ways France, Germany and the United States did things and how successful they were.

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Japan thought they were missing out and behind and didn't want to be colonized by another country. They also thought they were weaker than other countries and wanted to change that.

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They were scared of falling behind. They changed education, weapons, transportation, political systems

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because they thought they were behind in modernization.

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Fear of being colonized by another country and not being as modernized as other countries. They changed their education, strictness of religion, and government.

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Japan got ideas because they thought they would fall behind in education if they continued isolation.Japan felt that they were falling behind.MS

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they where behind

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Maloney: To grow their beliefs and help them modernize.

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Japan absorbed ideas from the west because they knew that they needed to keep up with other countries whether that be modernizing Japan  or because they too wanted to become wealthy. Japan believed that they had to Become equal in power to The western nations so they took ideas from the western government and added it to their own.

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Because Japan was falling behind

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Adam 1) Japan gathered ideas from the west because they thought that they were behind and missing something. 2) One Japans 22 month 12 country trip they got ideas for education, government and religion.

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Japan took the western ideas of  education, government, and religion.

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To seek new ideas because they felt they were behind. They fell behind because of the isolation. They needed a way to adapt to 'new world', so they "stole" ideas of others and put it into they're systems.

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They gathered ideas for the west because the Japanese thought that if they stayed in isolaton they would fall benind the rest of the world in technology. If they did't open there borders they thought that they could get attacked by other countries

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Mason They use the west as a role model to get new ideas for japan. Japan saw that compared to the west they had a weaker government so they decided to take ideas and ways from the western government to add to their own.

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S.J.- Japan wanted to be recognized as a power equal to the countries of the West. They believed that to save Japan from Western power, it would have to become as strong and competitive as the Western nations. Ideas that were most important to consider included democracy, public education, technologies, etc.

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They gathered ideas to improve their country and to keep up with the other country's. while they are improving themselves that also keeps them protected from invasions because they will have the same technology and firepower as there challengers

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They gathered ideas because they new that they had to modernize or they'd be destroyed in battle. They couldn't hold off the Western People because of how much they'd advanced. They also saw benefit for the country and people by adopting new ideas. Such as improving their economy, healthcare, education, religion, and military.

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Jack, I believe that the Japan decided to empower the emperor and borrow Western technology and influences so they could protect their nation

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Adam, Japan started to gather ideas for the west after they have seen how successful the west's government, education, and religion were, the Japanese took those ideas to their communities.

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R.W They gathered ideas from the west because the japanese thought the west was very prosperous compared to Japan. Japan noticed the west was very well developed and most people were educated and there was a lot of wealth.

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They gathered ideas from the west because they had lots of success and had a very great government, very wealthy and there education was great. Education was considered next to the representative government and religion.

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S.M   They gathered ideas from out west because they thought that they were successful with being very wealthy, having a strong education, and all had a very well developed and strong government. They considered their education system the most next to religion and representative government.

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R.H      I think they gathered ideas from the West because they were very successful they all had good governments, strong education and were very wealthy. They considered Education the most next to representative government and religion.