Answer:
What was Commodore Perry's significant contribution to the beginning of Japan's transformation? He opened Japan to the West. Which similar challenge did China and Japan face following the Sino-Japanese War? Their isolation left them far behind Europe.
They needed to have enough supply for food is what I would say because if you don't eat you will eventually get weak and die.
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