User:BrookeBallard/sandbox

Article Evaluation
Article over Meiji Restoration
 * The article is relevant to the topic.
 * It is neutral.
 * Military reform is heavily talked about compared to imperial restoration.
 * "Citation needed" is commonly shown throughout the article. Words in blue do go to other links.
 * There are no active conversations about the article. But there have been discussions in the past on how to critique and fix the article.
 * The article is part of the WikiProject Japan and is rated Start-Class for quality scale and Top-Importance for importance scale.

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Japanese militarism
Japan felt looked down on by Western countries during the late 19th century. The phrase fukoku kyōhei (rich nation, strong army) was created during this time and shows how Japanese officials saw imperialism as the way to gain respect and power.

Potential Articles
1. Russo-Japanese War
 * Talk page shows it at a C-Class rating and needs improvement.
 * Shows that there is missing citing sources.
 * Not all of the sections are balanced. Could add more to sections that are not about pre or post war.

2. Empire of Japan
 * Talk page covers mainly fixing external links.
 * Could add more about the Taisho era, because the Meiji Restoration covers a huge section compared to the Taisho era currently on the article page.

3. Taishō period
 * A lot can be added on this page.
 * The ending of the Taishō period is not well written like the rest of the article.
 * Only 3 sentences are written about the end of the Taishō period. I could elaborate on that and make it close to equal in length with the other sections.
 * A source to use would be Gordon. I need to look for more.