Between 1639 and 1858 Japan was largely isolated from the outside world. The port of Nagasaki was only open to Dutch and Chinese ships. In 1858 Commander Perry forced the Japanese Shogun to stop preventing trade. What was one of the results of this event?
- A rise to power of the Shogunate
- The assassination of Tokugawa Yoshinobu
- The loss of Nagasaki to a foreign power
- The Meiji Restoration
Answer
The correct answer is D) The Meiji Restoration.
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