One factor was the evolution of the printing press, which meant that the books were more easily available to people.
<span>Another factor was the geographical exploration which generally introduced the atmosphere of more questioning into the society</span>
The Japanese justified their imperialism in multiple different ways, depending on what territory is in question.
For China, there was a fake attack on Japanese property, performed by the Japanese themselves, so they invaded Manchuria with the justification that their citizens were in danger.
Korea and Taiwan were justified in the sense that some countries had colonies which they used for resources and as market for their products, so the Japanese justified it in the manner that they also deserve to have such territories.
For some territories they conquered there was no real justification though, and the Japanese didn't really bothered with making excuses anymore.
<span>Women were affected by
industrialization because, when they worked in New England mills (for
example), and the production of these mills having to increase more and
more, it required women workers to work for up to 73 hours at the mill. week, more than 12 hours per day; and
given that the salary received by women did not increase, the workers
demanded a reduction to only 10 hours a day, to have more time. <span>Women's
rights-struggling movements, such as the Lowell Factory Girls
Association, began several protests that lasted months to demand better
wages and less labor exploitation.</span></span>
