In 1868, the end of the Tokugawa shogunate led to the formation of the Meiji Restoration which changed the political, economic, cultural and social structures of Japan in ways similar to the impact of the American and French revolutions which shaped modern society. These revolutions lead to many reforms that are different and distinct from each other. However, they have all contributed equally to shaping today's modern environment. Many of these similarities and differences include political changes in the military as well as government structure, economic changes with new trading partners and technological inventions, and social changes in the role of different classes and domination over each other. of others. Reform efforts led to wider implications of revolutions resulting from the growing urge for freedom. The American and French revolutions and the Meiji Restoration laid the foundation for the standard and the transition from imperialism to decolonization and the creation of modern states. However, revolutions were not only wars, but also helped lay the foundation for diplomatic relations and economic opportunities. Struggles within the country were actually necessary because they led to revolutions and reforms that would result in unification. This is seen through the impacts of the Meiji Restoration, which incorporated Western influences and became unified through changes in government and the building of a sense of nationalism. Among the most important changes that resulted in these traumatic revolutions were the reestablishment of government and political adjustments. The shift from a decentralized political system under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate to a highly centralized bureaucratic government established by the em...... middle of paper ...... stemmed directly from the Stamp Act imposed during the American period . Revolution to protest against the taxation of merchandising. During the French Revolution, Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume II, compiled by Ryusaku Tsunoda, Wm. Théodore de Bary and Donald Keene (NY: Columbia University Press, 1958) p. 137.Totman, Conrad. “Ethnicity in the Meiji Restoration: An Interpretive Essay.” JSTOR. Monumenta Nipponica Vol.37, No.3, pages 269-287. Sophia University.FM Anderson, The Constitution and other selected documents illustrating the history of France, 1789-1907, 2nd ed., (Minneapolis, 1908), pp. 507-513.Greene, Jack P. The American Historical Review Vol. 105, No. 1 (February 2000), pp 93-102Journal of the First Congress of the American Colonies, in opposition to the tyrannical acts of the British Parliament. Held in New York, October 7, 1765 (New York, 1845), pp.. 27-29.