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Which event launched a period of rapid industrialization and Westernization in Japan during the 19th century?

A.Open Door Policy

B.Taiping Rebellion

C.Opium Wars

D.Meiji Restoration

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It was the "Meiji Restoration" that launched a period of rapid industrialization and Westernization in Japan during the 19th century, since this brought back traditional Japanese rule and led to modernization. 
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