AP US History

Answer - C - The emperor Meiji was a great modernizer who replaced the shoguns of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Key Takeaway: The Meiji Emperor was the 122nd emperor of Japan. He ruled from 1867 until his death in 1912. When the Meiji Emperor was born in 1852, Japan was an isolated, pre-industrial country that was run by the Tokugawa Shogunate and the daimyo, who ruled over the country’s more than 250 decentralized domains. He replaced the shoguns of the Shogunate and modernized the nation during what became known as the Meiji Restoration. By the time of his death in 1912, Japan had undergone a political, social, and industrial revolution and had emerged as one of the great world powers.