Question

the rise of modern japan quiz complete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 why did meiji leaders expand japans military and heavily invest in industrialization? they wanted to weaken the power of the samurai. they wanted to limit western influence in japan. they wanted to overthrow the rival tokugawa shogunate. they wanted japan to pursue isolationism.

Explanation:

The Meiji leaders aimed to make Japan a strong, modern - nation to compete with Western powers. Expanding the military and investing in industrialization was to counter Western influence, not limit it. The Tokugawa Shogunate was already overthrown before the Meiji Restoration. Isolationism was abandoned during the Meiji era. Weakening the Samurai was a result of modernization, not the main goal of military and industrial investment. The main reason was to counter Western influence.

Answer:

They wanted to limit western influence in Japan.