Why did Vizcaíno's journey to Japan fail to result in a lasting relationship between Spain and Japan?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Vizcaíno sailed to Japan in 1611 and returned to Mexico in 1613 with 180 Japanese.
2. However, shortly thereafter, the Tokugawa leaders of Japan began to persecute European traders and missionaries.
3. Tokugawa officials feared that tolerating foreigners in Japan might foster the spread of Christianity and undermine their supremacy.
4. They also worried that the introduction of European firearms might give rise to powerful warlords.
5. Consequently, Japan adopted a policy of commercial and cultural isolation that lasted for more than 200 years.
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A) ?Indiana B) ?Iowa C) ?Oklahoma D) ?Kansas E) ?Nebraska
What events led to the secession of the southern states?
What will be an ideal response?
The first institution of higher learning founded in England's mainland colonies was
A) Yale. B) William and Mary. C) Princeton. D) Brown. E) Harvard.
Why did the CIA secretly plot to overthrow the Guatemalan government under Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán in 1954?
a. Arbenz began the systematic execution of his political opponents. b. Arbenz refused to allow the United States Navy to continue using port facilities in Guatemala. c. Arbenz, in a military coup, seized the Guatemalan government from its duly elected leaders. d. Arbenz expropriated land belonging to the United Fruit Company and thus was suspected of being acommunist.