In 1868 the Tokugawa shôgun ("great general"), who ruled Japan in the feudal period, lost his power and the emperor was restored to the supreme position. The emperor took the name Meiji ("enlightened rule") as his reign name; this event was known as the Meiji Restoration.
Based on the reading, Upton Sinclair would most likely agree that the government must have a role in regulation of the <span>meatpacking companies.</span>
It is the second one.
Caesar became politically corrupt, which led Brutus to kill him.
It could be any of those but the best answer is the second one.