I'm pretty sure the correct answer is B.
<span>Business owners often reacted to strikes by hiring armed men and scabs to break them up.</span>
Answer: He was 57
He passed away on September 14, 2009
The final collapse of the Shogunate was brought about by the alliance of Satsuma and Choshu. These two antagonistic western clans formed an alliance as a result of the Shogunate's expedition against Choshu in 1866. The alliance worked out a proposal for a complete overthrow of the Shogunate.