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And then a vassal state...

• bjones22 11y ago
  shh we only remember the good parts of history... /s Fair point. But I think it still nullifies the argument that countries can't modernize without 'civilized' colonial rulers.
  • cactusface 11y ago
    Well there's so much going on in the modernization process that it's a bit unclear. Was the US required for Japan to (fully) modernize?