Question

Which event most directly led to the Meiji Restoration

Ansei great earthquakes
Sakoku
Shinto
Boshin War

Answer 1

The event that most directly led to the Meiji Restoration was the **Boshin War**. The Boshin War (1868-1869) was a civil war in Japan between forces loyal to the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to restore power to the Emperor. The conflict ultimately resulted in the defeat of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial rule, which set the framework for the Meiji Restoration and the subsequent modernization of Japan.