Question

the author of the passage suggests that japan *

... \from the beginning,\ says marquis ito,
\we realized fully how necessary it was that the
japanese people should not only adopt western
methods, but should also speedily become
competent to do without the aid of foreign
instruction and supervision. in the early days
we brought many foreigners to japan to help to
introduce modern methods, but we always did
it in such a way as to enable the japanese
students to take their rightful place in the
nation after they had been educated.\...
– alfred stead, great japan: a study of national
efficiency, john lane co., 1906

○ remained isolated

○ accepted new technologies in order to modernize

○ became dependent on foreign nations

○ needs to demilitarize

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "remained isolated": The passage says they brought foreigners to introduce modern methods, so isolation is incorrect.
• "accepted new technologies in order to modernize": The text states they adopted Western methods and brought foreigners to introduce modern methods, aiming to make Japanese competent without foreign aid later, so this matches.
• "became dependent on foreign nations": The passage emphasizes enabling Japanese to do without foreign aid, so dependency is wrong.
• "needs to demilitarize": The passage is about adopting Western methods for national efficiency, not demilitarization.

Answer:

B. accepted new technologies in order to modernize