What was japan’s era of revolution called

It is called the Meiji Restoration. The period started from the Meiji Restoration — the return of all the fullness of state power to the emperor after centuries-old shogunate domination — brought the country out of feudal backwardness into a group of the world's most powerful imperialist powers.

increasing defense spending.

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the committees of correspondence were the american colonies’ means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the revolutionary war. in 1764, boston formed the earliest committee of correspondence to encourage opposition to britain’s stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of american paper money. the following year, new york formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the stamp act. in 1773, the virginia house of burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. the exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and bring about the formation of the first continental congress in 1774.