What Was the Japanese Shogunate

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Multiple Choice

What was the Japanese shogunate?

• A) It was an attempt by the emperor to restore order in the 17th century.
• B) The shogunate was a group that opposed Westernization of the country.
• C) The shogunate was a type of centralized feudalism.
• D) It was government officials who carried out the orders of the emperor.
• E) It was a group of military officers who banded together to overthrow the emperor.

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