In which ways did the Meiji Restoration modernize Japanese government and society? Select all that apply.
-It appointed the emperor as head of the government.
-It created a democracy to model that of the US.
-It abolished feudalism and the samurai.
-It created a constitutional monarchy.
-It opened technology schools and universities.
The correct answers are "It appointed the emperor as head of the government", "It abolished feudalism and the samurai" and "It created a constitutional monarchy". The Meiji Restoration or Meiji Renovation allowed the restoration of practical imperial rules to the Empire of Japan in 1868. The Emperor Meiji reformed the rules, leading to modernization and Westernization of Japan. Some of these rules were appointed the emperor as head of the government, disappearance of feudalism and the figures of samurais, and the creation of a constitutional monarchy.
