All of the Following Were True About the "Sat-Cho" Alliance

question 117

Multiple Choice

All of the following were true about the "Sat-Cho" alliance except that it

• A)was militarily "punished" for firing on foreign shipping.
• B)was, at first, against the Japanese opening to the West.
• C)produced a rebellion that ended the shogunate and brought about the Meiji Restoration.
• D)never accepted the fact that Japan had to begin to modernize in order to survive.
• E)had a strong military tradition.

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