(A) the south
(B) ** the west
(C) the east
(D) the north
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -After Kōmei’s death on 30 January 1867, Meiji ascended the throne on February 3. This period also saw Japan change from being a feudal society to having a market economy and left the Japanese with a lingering influence of Modernity.
Concept note-2: -The result was the 1868 political transformation known as the Meiji Restoration. Drawing from both Western models and Japanese traditions, the Meiji Restoration allowed Japan to develop into a modern industrial nation-state that rivaled European nations in both military and economic power.
Concept note-3: -Developing modern industries, such as shipbuilding, made Japan competitive with the West. Japan’s race to modernize paid off. By 1890, the country had several dozen war-ships and 500, 000 well-trained, well-armed soldiers. It had become the strongest military power in Asia.
Concept note-4: -Japan’s highly developed Edo-period education system was a key factor in its swift turn to industrialization and a capitalist economy after the Meiji Restoration, as well as its subsequent position as a major world power.