Question

Before the 1860s, Japan's government was a shogunate. This was a feudal system in which local leaders were able to control their territories, but they each pledged loyalty to the shogun. During the Meiji Restoration, power was given to an emperor instead of the feudal shogun. What was one way the restoration helped Japan industrialize and modernize?ropean nations were only willing to work with an emperor.

B.
Japanese society began to care more about democracy.
C.
Japanese government was able to become more centralized.
D.
The Japanese emperor was more capable than the shogun was.

Answer 1

Japanese government was able to become more centralized.

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