Question

#1: Why did the Tokugawa shogunate keep Japan isolated from 1603 until 1853?

A. to keep Japanese culture from spreading to other parts of the world

B. to keep foreigners from tampering with Japan's affairs

C. to prepare Japanese citizens for modernization

D. to prepare Japan for its role as an imperialist power

Answer 1

Your answer would be B. to keep foreigners from tampering with Japan's affairs. Hope this helps you, mate! =)

~ Einar Selvik (koslund013)

Answer 2

The answer is B. The Tokugawa shogunate keep Japan isolated from 1603 until 1853 to keep foreigners from tampering with Japan's affairs. But Japan wasn't totally isolated - they still kept up trade with Holland, China, and the Ryukyu Kingdom - just extremely tightly controlled.