Instructions
This exercise asks you to assess the relationship between conclusions and evidence. Identify which of the following conclusions are supported by the specific piece of evidence. Click yes for those pieces of evidence that support the conclusion and no for those that do not.
Conclusion A
Japan could successfully resist Western powers without adopting Western ideas.
Evidence 1: The conflict between French and Japanese wrestlers depicted in Source 19.3: The Debate: A Sumo Wrestler and a Foreigner
| A. |
| B. |
Evidence 2: Sakuma Shozan’s assessment of the current state of Japanese coastal defenses in Source 19.4: The Debate: Eastern Ethics and Western Science
| A. |
| B. |
Evidence 3: The depiction of the young boy in Source 19.5: Westernization
| A. |
| B. |
Evidence 4. The reaction by Tokugawa Nariaki to Admiral Perry’s arrival in Japan in source 19.2: The Debate: Expel the Barbarians
| A. |
| B. |
Conclusion B
Japan could be strengthened through engagement with the West.
Evidence 1: Okuma Shigenobu’s assessment of the Japanese army and navy in Source 19.8: Japan in the Early Twentieth Century
| A. |
| B. |
Evidence 2: Sakuma Shozan’s assessment of Western mathematics in Source 19.4: The Debate: Eastern Ethics and Western Science
| A. |
| B. |
Evidence 3: The sumo wrestler in Source 19.3: The Debate: A Sumo Wrestler and a Foreigner
| A. |
| B. |
Evidence 4. Those elements of the royal decree concerning Western ships and shipping in Source 19.1: Continuing Japanese Isolation
| A. |
| B. |