Question

multiple-choice question during what era was japan rapidly modernizing and building up their military? tokugawa shogunate meiji restoration

Explanation:

The Tokugawa Shogunate was a feudal, isolationist period in Japan. The Meiji Restoration (note: the option has a typo "Retsoration") marked the start of Japan's rapid modernization, industrialization, and military buildup as it opened to the West and adopted modern systems.

Answer:

Meiji Restoration (corrected from the typo "Meiji Retsoration")