Opinion 1: “We believe that a strong nation is born in isolation. We must honor and protect our culture by avoiding the influence of any foreign people, thoughts, values, and/or ideas. Opinion 2: “We believe that a strong nation is born by adopting the practices and policies of other powerful foreign nations. By appropriating the best foreign ideas and values, Japan will appear more civilized and earn the respect of the great powers of the West.

10. These two quotes best demonstrate which of the following choices? a) The divergent perspectives of the emperor (Opinion 1) and the shogunate (Opinion 2).
b) The change in worldview from the Meiji period (Opinion 1) to the Edo period (Opinion 2).
c) The change in worldview from the Edo period (Opinion 1) to the Meiji period (Opinion 2).
d) The conflict between the rulers of Japan (Opinion 1) and the rulers of Western nations (Opinion 2) during the 20th century

explanation:

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when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years