Question

Which of these events occurred first?

the Sino-Japanese War
the Meiji Restoration
the Treaty of Kanagawa
the Tokugawa Shogunate rule

Answer 1

The Tokugawa Shogunate rule occurred first. It began in 1603 (the Edo period), while the Treaty of Kanagawa was in 1854, the Meiji Restoration in 1868, and the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894–1895.