<span>technological advances that lowered transportation costs dramatically</span>
The Meiji government began building schools in most Japanese towns and villages in the late 1800s because o<span>fficials knew that modernization required an educated workforce. Then the answer is B. It improved the education system in Japan at that time.
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Any group looking to lower costs by encouraging competition would likely support free trade agreements. Free trade agreements encourage competition in markets.
