One of the Most Significant Reforms Undertaken by Japan's Meiji

question 88

Multiple Choice

One of the most significant reforms undertaken by Japan's Meiji oligarchs was

• A) building a military aristocracy.
• B) opening schools to train Japanese students in Western science and technology.
• C) limiting the power of the emperor.
• D) adopting Marxist economic policies.
• E) All of these

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Definitions:

Beta Oxidation

A metabolic process in which fatty acid molecules are broken down in the mitochondria to generate acetyl-CoA, which enters the citric acid cycle to produce energy.

Fatty Acids

Long hydrocarbon chains that are a vital component of lipids and play an essential role in energy storage and cell structure.

Catabolized

The process by which substances are broken down into smaller molecules to release energy.

Ketogenesis

A metabolic process where the liver produces ketone bodies from fatty acids, which serve as an alternative energy source when glucose is low.