During the meiji restoration japan rejected western ways of life

Japan rejected the Western ways of life as it feared that it will become just another colony, so instead it focused on becoming a colonial power itself.

Explanation:

During the Meiji Restoration, Japan clearly and openly rejected the Western values, and it also cut off any Western influence. The main reason for this was the fear of the Western powers, as Japan was witnessing colonization of the neighboring areas, and it didn't wanted to be colonized.

In order to achieve this, Japan focused on industrialization, strengthening its economy, and militarization, so that the country is as powerful as possible and to let the Western powers know that they are not an opponent they would want to mess with. This worked perfectly for Japan and its ideals. Not just that it didn't became a colony, but it become so powerful that the Western powers started to fear it, and it became a colonial power itself.

False

Explanation:

Meiji Restauration was actually a period known for the modernization and westernization of Japan.

Many of the Japanese people went to the United States and Europe to learn about the Western way of life and adopt it. It was the time of the major political, economical and technological changes in Japan, done under the influence of the Western countries and culture. The change was also evident in everyday life, haircuts, clothes, and education of Japan at that time.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n: