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The Meiji Restoration in 19th-century Japan represented a rapid and deliberate effort to modernize the country’s political and social structures. By dismantling the feudal samurai system and adopting Western technologies and legal codes, Japan avoided the colonial fate of many of its neighbors. This transition was not a simple abandonment of tradition but a strategic integration of foreign ideas to preserve national sovereignty.
Which choice best describes the central idea of the text?
- Japan used targeted modernization to protect its independence from foreign powers.
- Japan was the only Asian country that was never colonized by Western powers.
- The dismantling of the samurai system was the only goal of the Meiji Restoration.
- Japan completely abandoned all of its cultural traditions during the 19th century.
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