Question

What was a result of the reform program launched by the japanese leadership in the late nineteenth century?

Answer 1

• Japan’s economy expanded trade with Western nations and industrialized rapidly.

Step-by-step explanation:

This was the period known as the Meiji Restoration. It began in 1868. Shogun rule was ended and the emperor was restored to full power over the country. The new emperor took the name "Meiji" meaning "enlightened rule." It was under the reign of Emperor Meiji, which lasted till 1912, that Japan did much modernizing and westernizing.