https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1 en-us 2022-02-03 14:13:27 UTC 2022-02-08 02:14:55 UTC hello@padlet.com dbarro24 https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027561578 2022-02-03 14:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027561578 lweiser24 https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027562512 2022-02-03 14:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027562512 lweiser24 https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027572664 Expositions were modern and showy displays of the new inventions and discoveries of an individual  country. The invention being showcased in this image is the silk wheeling machine which spun silk without the tediousness of doing so by hand. This invention was a major step for mechanization and modernization of Japan's supply chain/production. ]]> 2022-02-03 14:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027572664 dbarro24 https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027578854 Having organized and efficient production improved the economy, resulting in the public being able to dress in a nicer way. Specifically, some people are wearing suits and top hats. This represents how Japan has incorporated Western ideas and culture into their society, ranging from big aspects like their military and government, to smaller aspects like how people dress.]]> 2022-02-03 14:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027578854 lweiser24 https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027586727 In this image we see an exposition in Japan where they are showcasing the silk wheeling machine. All of the people around the long table are vibrantly dressed women. The entire audience is watching and in awe of the machine, while we see aspects of westernized culture (bright colors, bold patterns) there are also cultural aspects like the traditional hairstyle seen on the women and the fact that they are all wearing head to toe dresses. ]]> 2022-02-03 14:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027586727 fli241 https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027598113 The intended audience is the Japanese public, and the wider world. This image was probably produced and shared to show how far Japan has come since it was forced to open up by the US. They have almost fully industrialized and modernized in just ten years. Japan's goal was to be seen by Western powers as equals, so by publishing this image, they probably wanted others to see that they had an equal level of technology to them. ]]> 2022-02-03 14:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dbarro24/dcspc8sdvys3lq1/wish/2027598113