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The industrial revolution began about 1870 as Meiji period leaders decided to catch up with the West. The government built railroads, improved roads, and inaugurated a land reform program to prepare the country for further development.
15 people found this helpful. The United States government implemented trade liberalization in order to ensure that the stock market would flourish and that there would be continuous growth to the country economically.