The Tokugawa shogunate was overthrown because
A) the Japanese were outraged by the unequal treaty forced on them by Commodore Perry.
B) the samurai were in debt to the merchant class.
C) the emperor had failed in his obligations to protect the Japanese people.
D) the daimyo led a tax revolt.
E) Japanese merchants wanted more access to western goods and technology.
Answer: A) the Japanese were outraged by the unequal treaty forced on them by Commodore Perry.
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