Question

Which of the following best describes how Japan changed from an isolationist society to a world power?
Japan’s many treaties meant that Western countries helped it fight wars.
Japan’s powerful military developed even while the country remained isolationist.
Japan’s samurai became formidable warriors who could not be defeated.
Japan’s industrialization enabled it to build modern warships and weaponry.

Answer 1

Japan’s industrialization enabled it to build modern warships and weaponry.

During the Meiji Restoration Japan rapidly modernized its industry and military along Western lines, which allowed it to project power (e.g., victories in the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars) and become a world power.