Question

Which of the following was the main factor leading to the fall of Japan's

Tokugawa shogunate and the rise of the Meiji government?

a. Pressure from an increasingly powerful China

b. Large-scale radical peasant rebellion

c. Economic instability and hyperinflation

d. Pressure from Western powers

Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation: The shogunate faced pressure from the western powers who were seeking to open Japan to trade and exert influence in the region.