"A. Japan suppressed the decades-long Taiping Rebellion" was a major impact of the Meiji Restoration in Japan, since the purpose was to restore traditional values.
<span>The correct answer is a) building a modern navy to break the Union blockade. Due to this blockade, the Confederacy suffered a food shortage. Additionally, the Union was able to divide the Confederacy after winning several key battles in the middle of their territory. Since the Confederacy was being defeated on land, they decided they would focus on their navy in order to defeat the Union by sea. Clearly, this didin't work.</span>
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<span>The people of the Texas panhandle and the Great Plains would trade buffalo meat and products of the buffalo with the Pueblos of New Mexico for agricultural products such as beans, corn, and squash. ... Not until 1725 did the French, attempting to reach Santa Fe from the east come upon the same area. In the year 1739.</span>