<span>The </span>Meiji Restoration<span> in Japan laid the groundwork for massive </span>economic<span> development, industrialization, and the building of the great power.</span>
Laws before the Civil War made it illegal to teach slaves how to read.
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It came from the Notes on the State of Virginia last 1784 from Thomas Jefferson. He explained that corruption is a human weakness. The government becomes less of itself when left alone on its decision without the people's participation. Thus, it means that the people should learn more of their political rights as citizens to participate in government political decisions.