Answer:
Democratic participation grew in japan through human rights and knowledge of freedom. For example all adult men gained the right to vote, they gained greater democratic freedoms but it was limited by the zaibatsu (group of powerful businessmen) who manipulated politics to favor their interests.
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The third answer; The Military
The answer is warships and robbers