a. What caused the transition to take place?
The Tokugawa Shogunate, also known as the Tokugawa Bakufu controlled Japan between 1603 and 1868. Society was characterised by a strict social order and isolation from the rest of the world. But during this time of peace, the economy grew rapidly; this caused changes in the distribution of wealth which in turn placed huge strains on the political and social structures of Tokugawa Japan. These factors, plus influence...