A big effect was the high standard of living
High standard of living.
nothing
Western intrusion had a shattering effect on Japan, because the Japanese had long considered themselves to be the most advanced and sophisticated nation on Earth, yet barbaric foreigners possessed such things as guns, as well as medical science, manufacturing techniques etc., that were clearly in advance of the Japanese state of the art, and which put the Japanese at a disadvantage. Eventually Japan caught up, and today Japan is as technologically advanced as any nation on Earth, but it was a struggle to get to that point.
The A-Bomb ushered in the cold war (the atomic age).
The last reconstruction 16 months did for the us
The Reconstruction era ran from 1865 to 1877. Though in the long run, it really didn't work out.
Facial reconstruction was necessary after Ginger's car accident. The reconstruction of the living room was expensive. Annabella helped the police with a computer reconstruction of her attackers face. The reconstruction project took a long time.
Five years.
1865-1877
It ended in about 1600's-to 1730's
it too a long time '
LONG !