In Japan, Shinto was made into a state religion largely because
a. it reflected the role that religion traditionally had played in the state.
b. it made it possible for the state to control doctrine and enforce its own conception of Shinto.
c. Japanese intellectuals thought state control of religion was a strength of Western powers.
d. the Japanese priesthood wanted to be a part of the state.
c
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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