Question

What led to the end of the Tokugawa shogunate?

A. Great Britain’s imperialistic desires expanded to include the domination of Japan.
B. Russia’s naval dominance of the Pacific led to the Sino-Soviet War.
C. The need for whale oil led the United States to force Japan into a trade agreement.
D. Japanese peasants turned against the feudal system established by the Tokugawa dynasty.

Answer 1

C. The need for whale oil led the United States to force Japan into a trade agreement.

The Japanese felt threatened by the United States' gunships which kind of threatened them into the agreement.