<span>Barter is a system of exchange where goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. It is distinguishable from gift economies in many ways; one of them is that the reciprocal exchange is immediate and not delayed in time.</span>
By the end of the 19th century, reform efforts resulted in a constitutional amendment to allow women the right to vote.
Under Tokugawa Edo became the center of power in Japan. Daimyo lost a lot of their power. Japan became more unified and withdrawn from the world in a long period of isolationism.
<span>The Shogunate took control of Japan and led the military and the Emperor lost power. </span>
<span>A strict class hierarchy was created Samurai were at the top of the chain, Farmers, Merchants (at the bottom of the chain), and Crafts People. Only Samurai were allowed to carry swords</span>
Answer: They used foreign investment to stimulate the Chinese economy.
