SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The Shogun was abolished and overthrown
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The Japanese Emperor was restored to political power
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The Japanese emperor began a rapid series of modernization reforms in Japan
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. The Meiji Restoration of 1868 toppled the long-reigning Tokugawa shoguns of the Edo period and propelled Japan into the modern era. Japan’s Edo period, which lasted from 1603 to 1867, would be the final era of traditional Japanese government, culture and society.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tokugawa Shogunate was notable for restoring order and unity to Japan, and it did this partly through upholding strict social hierarchies. This was in some ways influenced by the Confucian idea that society was made up of four social classes. From the top-down, they were: warrior, farmer, artisan, and merchant.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Meiji period (1868-1912) brought about the rapid modernization of Japanese economic, political, and social institutions, which resulted in Japan’s attaining the status of the leading country in Asia and a world economic and political power.