During the 1920s, the Japanese government
a. was a monarchy in name but was in reality ruled by the military.
b. had as yet no experience with democracy.
c. was far from being a perfect democracy, but it did have a parliamentary system.
d. was moving slowly in the direction of greater democracy as Japan's economy improved.
e. had a parliament that was distinctly antimilitarist but that nevertheless supported a strong army for Japan's defense.
Answer: c
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