Question

growth of also emerged in japan in the 1880s, but there under meiji government sponsorship after a period of vigorous westernization. during the 1870s large numbers of western advisers had poured into japan, staffing and administering much of the growing school system, among other duties. conservative officials, including the emperor, worried that western individualism and other corrosive destructive values might damage japanese culture, and they called on supplemented by a revived shinto religion and other, partially invented traditions, to support more assured loyalty to state and hierarchy. began to be used to motivate higher production, economic sacrifices, and other qualities that helped propel rapid development; it soon sparked a new imperialism as well... source: peter n. stearns, cultures in motion: mapping key contacts and their imprints in world history, yale university press the passage above is best described by which of the following vocabulary words? nationalism militarism isolationism imperialism

Explanation:

The passage describes how, in the Meiji - era Japan, concerns about Western values damaging Japanese culture led to the promotion of certain values and traditions to foster loyalty to the state and hierarchy. This is characteristic of nationalism, which emphasizes loyalty and devotion to one's nation. Militarism focuses on military strength and expansion, isolationism is about staying apart from international affairs, and imperialism is about territorial expansion and domination. The main theme here is the development of a sense of national identity and loyalty.

Answer:

A. Nationalism