The Meiji Restoration Was Led by a Powerful Group of Reformers

question 25

Multiple Choice

The Meiji Restoration was led by a powerful group of reformers who passed all the following edicts EXCEPT

• A)daimyo domains were replaced by government prefectures.
• B)centralized taxation was established.
• C)a national army was created and trained by officers with experience in modern warfare.
• D)all distinctions between samurai and commoners were eliminated.
• E)former samurai were organized into an elite imperial force.

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