Select the correct answer.

Which statement about the effects of Western influence in Qing China and Meiji Japan is true?

A.

Qing and Meiji officials were both open to diplomacy with the United States but not with Britain.

B.

Western influence led to the downfall of both the Qing dynasty in China and the Meiji emperor in Japan.

C.

Most Qing officials were eager to embrace modernization, while Meiji leaders openly resisted calls for modernization.

D.

The Meiji government was open to Western-style reforms, while the Qing dynasty was hesitant to embrace Western-style reforms.

E.

Western-style reforms weakened the Qing army in China, while similar reforms strengthened the Japanese army.

D. The Meiji government was open to Western-style reforms, while the Qing dynasty was hesitant to embrace Western-style reforms.

Explanation:

In the second half of the 19th century, Japan quickly modernized by adopting Western models and methods in public administration, business, education and defense. The Meiji Era reformers sent delegations to study the best Western solutions and the knowledge they got was adopted and adapted to local conditions. By the end of the century, Japan was the only modern and industrialized country of Asia.

The Qing dynasty failed to make reforms and adapt to the changing circumstances of the world, and could not produce economic and political modernization in China. The Qing government was corrupt and decadent.