Question

Which of the following statements best describes the effect of Matthew Perry’s expedition on Japan?(1 point)
Responses

Perry’s arrival in Japan demonstrated the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate against foreign invasion.
Perry’s arrival in Japan demonstrated the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate against foreign invasion.

Perry’s arrival in Japan was embraced by the Tokugawa Shogunate as a way to solidify their power against internal disputes.
Perry’s arrival in Japan was embraced by the Tokugawa Shogunate as a way to solidify their power against internal disputes.

Perry’s arrival in Japan exposed the weaknesses of the Tokugawa Shogunate against the threat of a modernizing world.
Perry’s arrival in Japan exposed the weaknesses of the Tokugawa Shogunate against the threat of a modernizing world.

Perry’s arrival in Japan led to the arrival of Shinto missionaries and the persecution of Christians.

Answer 1

Perry’s arrival in Japan exposed the weaknesses of the Tokugawa Shogunate against the threat of a modernizing world.

(His arrival and the unequal treaties that followed showed Japan’s military/technological inferiority, undermined the shogunate’s authority, and helped trigger the Meiji Restoration and rapid modernization.)