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Which of the following statements best describes the effect of Matthew Perry’s expedition on Japan?(1 point)
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Perry’s arrival in Japan led to the arrival of Shinto missionaries and the persecution of Christians.
Perry’s arrival in Japan led to the arrival of Shinto missionaries and the persecution of Christians.

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 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 exposed the weaknesses of the Tokugawa Shogunate against the threat of a modernizing world.

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

Explanation: His “black ships” forced the opening of Japan with unequal treaties, revealing the shogunate’s inability to resist Western military and diplomatic pressure and helping precipitate unrest that led to the Meiji Restoration.