Japanese culture during the Meiji Restoration a. was ...

[olgavictoria]

Japanese culture during the Meiji Restoration
 
  a. was unaffected by foreign influences, unlike the economic and governmental areas of Japanese life.
  b. was characterized by a period of fascination with Western art, followed by a period of reaction, during which artists searched for authentic Japanese modes of statement.
  c. included poetry influenced by Abstract Expressionism and Classic Romanticism.
  d. was ignored by European and North American artists and writers.
  e. was entirely inspired by recent Chinese models.

Question 2

Japanese imperialism
 
  a. was able to acquire colonial territory in Africa only in 1911.
  b. significantly strengthened the myth of European imperialist invincibility with its defeat by Russia in 1905.
  c. reached an agreement in which Japan accepted United States control over the Philippines in return for the latter's recognition of Japanese annexation of Korea.
  d. suffered a defeat in its attempt to take over Korea.
  e. was rebuffed by China in the Sino-Japanese War.

[shayla]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c

[olgavictoria]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[lcapri7]

Great answer, keep it coming