How did the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the rise of the Meiji government change Japan? (2 points)
A) It caused a civil war between the two competing leaders.
B) It paved the way for Japan to become a major world power.
C) It marked the beginning of a more democratic rule in Japan.
D) It began a period of significant economic and industrial decline.
B) It paved the way for Japan to become a major world power.
C) It marked the beginning of a more democratic rule in Japan.