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How responsible was Western engagement with Japan for the Bakumatsu (fall of the Shogunate)? Was it a cause in itself, did it exacerbate or catalyse existing tensions, or was it largely incidental?

by /u/EnclavedMicrostate in /r/AskHistorians

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