Question

The above illustration was created in about 1870 and is entitled The New Fighting the Old in Early Meiji Japan. Based on this image, which of the following statements is accurate about the Meiji Restoration?

Answer 1

Many Japanese resisted the reforms of the Meiji Restoration.

Answer 2

The correct answer is “Many Japanese resisted the reforms of the Meiji restoration.”

The statement that is accurate about the Meiji Restoration is “Many Japanese resisted the reforms of the Meiji restoration.”

We are referring to the illustration called “The New Fighting of the Old in Early Meiji Japan.” In the illustration, we can see how Japanese people are opposing to the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji Restoration is the period in Japanese history when the political revolution in 1868 that ended the feudal system in Japan to restore the imperial system of government. The Samurai class wanted to unite Japan in order to defend the country of foreign influences. That is why the wanted a centralized government.