HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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They thought it would help with Korean arts and literature
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They thought it would make people go away if they didn’t
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They thought Europeans were a threat to their independence.
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I don’t know
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is conventionally regarded that the shogunate imposed and enforced the sakoku policy in order to remove the colonial and religious influence of primarily Spain and Portugal, which were perceived as posing a threat to the stability of the shogunate and to peace in the archipelago.
Detailed explanation-2: -sakoku, (Japanese: “closed country”) a Japanese policy consisting of a series of directives implemented over several years during the Edo period (also known as the Tokugawa period; 1603–1867) that enforced self-isolation from foreign powers in the early 17th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -Following the expulsion of the Portuguese in 1639, the Dutch became the only Europeans allowed to remain in Japan. They were forced to move to Dejima, a tiny artificial island in Nagasaki Bay, where they were kept under close scrutiny.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did the Japanese resort to isolation as a response to European expansion? Fear of subversion of the existing order by European missionaries was the main reason for the self-imposed isolation.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why did both Korea and Japan’s attitudes toward contact with the outside world change? They were looking at their best chance of survival. The Europeans kept trying to change their rules and culture and due to the fact that they were both small nations, they thought the best course of action was to remain isolated.