Question

What did the Japanese leaders do to catch up with other industrialized nations? (5 points)

Committed to modernizing schools so that students could eventually learn the new industrial way of life
Developed Japanese versions of trade and industry that differed from other nations
Resumed the preindustrialized ways of producing textiles and farming
Sent Japanese observers to other nations to learn important industry advancements

Answer 1

Public school system, trained technological workforce,

Answer 2

The right answer is:

Sent Japanese observers to other nations to learn important industry advancements.

Step-by-step explanation:

Japan started its drive to modernize and catch up with the West in the 1860s, when the Meiji Era starts. The local elites understood their country was backward and faced the peril of becoming a colony. The Japanese government sent observers to study the methods and solutions in the most developed countries of the time. They studied public administration and public school systems in Europe, industry developments and they imported technologies.