Showdown at the Ikedaya Inn: Samurai Secret Police
Conflicted: A History Podcast
Expel the Barbarians and Open the Country
The people of japan became deeply polarized on the issue of how to respond to these foreign visitors. The consequences of opening thecountry, it was believed, would be cultural devastation. One prominent samurai lord said at the time, qt, if we put our trust in war, the whole country's morale will be increased. We all know what happened to china. And we cannot allow ourselves to become a territory of some western power, to be abused and exploited. We have to fight back - even if it ends in defeat.
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