Two: At that time, China was divided into two schools. Shogunate and shogunate support social change, and shogunate advocates conservatism. The contradiction between them turned into a war, and the shogunate finally gained power. Innovative forces hope to introduce advanced production technology, advanced production concepts and educational concepts, so educational reform is also very important in civil affairs reform.
International background: Direct background: 1853, Brigadier General matthew perry of the US Navy led a fleet into Puhe on the bank of Edo, and handed the letter written by the President of the United States to the Japanese emperor to the Tokugawa shogunate, requesting the establishment of diplomatic relations and trade with Japan. History calls "Black Ship Incident" also called "Black Ship Founding the Country". 1854, Japan and the United States signed the Japan-US Goodwill Treaty in Kanagawa, also known as the Kanagawa Treaty, and agreed to open two ports, Shimoda and Hakodate, to the United States, except Nagasaki, and granted the United States MFN treatment. After this incident, it promoted the necessity of reform by the people. They began to realize that in order to erect the forest of nations, we must first abolish the old system, then introduce the advanced western cultural reform and education system and establish a modern army.
The international situation at that time was the direct cause and fuse of the Chinese Revolution.