Answer:
After the visits of the US mission of commodore M. Perry in 1853-1854, the Japanese elites realized that Japan had become backward and that it had to reform quickly in order to avoid shairing the fate of China or other Asian countries that had turned into European colonies. They decided to launch a process of modernization and quickly catch up with the West. That was the prevailing idea at the start of the Meiji era. However, quick modernization was accompanied with the determination to retain the most important elements of Japanese culture and character. Actually, along its road to becoming one of the most advanced nations of the planet, Japan has striven to strike a balance between assimilation of foreign influences and keeping the distinctive features of Japaneseness. By 1895, Japan had entered the exclusive club of the global great powers by decisively defeating China, and in 1905 it was the turn of Russia. The Meiji reforms were undoubtedly successful, achieving the goals of fast modernization and industrialization set at the beginning, but retaining the key elements of Japanese culture and identity.
Explanation:
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there is no question at all because what is here is a statement, we assume you have to complete the sentence.
If that is the case, we would write the following.
Put yourself in the place of President Wilson and Americans as World War I ended. A horrible war was coming to an end, and America and its allies were about to find victory. What I would do if I were President Wilson had been to focus on how to move the American economy in times of peace, after investing so much in the military industry that sent weapons and supplies to the war front. The other thing had been to focus on the way peace was going to be established in Europe after the war. I would have supported the "14 Points," and insisted on negotiating them with the other European allied leaders such as France, and Great Britain.
Answer:
Appearance, to help, and to secure
Explanation:
Political: countries might want to be seen as wise or powerful when they help another, often smaller and weaker, country.
Cultural: Countries that are similar, or allies might help another country attack or defend from an enemy.
Economic: A mercenary country might send an army of soldiers in exchange for a lot of money
