Fairly certain the answer is Bill Clinton. If not I apologize
Answer: The main goal of the Japanese Modernization was to try and avoid colonizing other weaker nations.
Explanation: There were 2 reasons for the Japanese Modernization. The first being to end Japanese Monarchy and to start Japanese Democracy. The second would be to avoid colonizing with other weaker nations.
The war ended in Spring, 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
How did the delegates of the Second Continental Congress prepare for peace and war at the same time? Strengthening the local militias into a real Continental Army. George Washington was named as the commander in chief. They sent King George another appeal for peace called the Olive Branch Petition.