Japan agreed to open ports to American trade because __________
A) the samurai insisted on trade with American merchants
B) Japan's isolationist policies were destroying the economy
C) the Americans had military and navy technology that Japan lacked
D) China was already trading with the United States, and Japan was afraid of falling behind
C) the Americans had military and navy technology that Japan lacked
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