===== Points of Divergence : Pulling A Meiji =====

"Pulling a Meiji" is [[alternate history:ah slang and acronyms|an AH fan term]] that refers to when a country (usually a non-western Asian or African one) undergoes a process similar to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_period|Meiji Period]] of [[alternate history:OTL]], in which it industrializes and modernizes rapidly, to the point where it becomes a (usually) Westernized and European-style power (as was the case with OTL [[offtopic:Japan]]).  


=== On AH.com ===

It is sometimes considered a cliche to have a nation "pull a Meiji", particularly when it involves radical cultural and society upheavals undertaken without an apparent explanation. While this type of POD can serve as a useful means of allowing a particular nation to close the technological gap with early modern and industrial Europe, it is sometimes difficult to actually apply. Japan's modernization was possible due to a number of very specific, complex and arguably unique conditions that were present there at the time of the Meiji restoration.
==== PODs ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=232905|Plausibility check: Industrialized Minoans ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=145615|Ming Dynasty and Steam Power]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=259436|Why did Japan modernise and China and Korea didn't ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=171544|WI: Industrial revolution takes place in China a century earlier than in OTL]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=256894|Discussion on whether other Asian countries (including Korea) could pull a Meiji]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=92397|Industrial revolution in Song China]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=86346|Industrial revolution in China]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=265877|How effectively could Korea do a Meiji ?]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-east-asian-enlightenment.437429/|Challenge: East Asian "Enlightenment"]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=28767|Industrial revolution In India]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=249677|Challenge: Bengal Renaissance Leads to Industrialization]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=374833|Challenge: Western-style 'Englightenment' era in the Middle East]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=240542|Challenge: Islamic Industrial Revolution]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=217115|Challenge: Meiji Ottomans]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/could-any-other-african-states-have-pulled-an-abyssinia-ethiopia.465243/|Could any other African states have "pulled an Abyssinia/Ethiopia"]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=351745|Native American Industrial Revolution]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=152876|WI: Industrialised Pre-Columbians ?]]** 

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=354781|Challenge: American Indians "pull a Meiji"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/meiji-style-inca-empire.234750/|Meiji-style Inca Empire]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/can-the-incas-pull-a-meiji.448982/|Can the Incas Pull a Meiji?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=304914|Mercantilism or Free Trade for Industrialization ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=322155|Is "Pulling an Meiji" truly unique ?]]**

Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. 

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==== See Also ====

**[[Economy and Trade|Points of Divergence: Economy and Trade]]**

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