As Part of Its Program for Modernization, the Meiji Government

question 14

Multiple Choice

As part of its program for modernization, the Meiji government in Japan

• A) gave overly favorable trade agreements to technologically advanced Western powers.
• B) incurred the wrath and intractable resistance of its artisan and merchant classes.
• C) sent students, entrepreneurs, and government officials to the West to gain knowledge of technology and industry.
• D) received financial support from France and Great Britain.

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