Question

What was the Meiji government's position on education for all Japanese children?

Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A. The Meiji government's position on education for all Japanese children is that education was most important for the brightest students. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. Education for all was a key to modernization and industrialization.

Explanation:

The Meiji Restoration (1868-1912) was a period of change and modernization for Japan that achieved to make it one of the greatest powers of the modern world. In this period, new and higher education standards were set and the public education for girls and boy was established because education was considered a key to modernization and industrialization.

Article 5 of the 1868 Charter Oath, which was a short and public document that outlined the main aims of the Meiji's government to modernize Japan, states: “Knowledge shall be sought throughout the world in order to promote the welfare of the empire.”