PLEASE ANSWER I NEED AN A Why did Meiji leaders expand Japan’s military and heavily invest in industrialization?

When the Meiji emperor was restored as head of Japan in 1868, the nation was ... a highly educated population free of feudal class restrictions; ... They moved quickly, however, to build their own military and economic control. ... In an effort to unite the Japanese nation in response to the Western challenge, the Meiji leaders

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since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.