The catalyst for Japan ending its policy of self imposed isolation and embracing modernization was a. the Dutch ending trade at Nagasaki
b. the arrival of Commodore Perry
c. China's rise as an imperial power
d. a civil war in neighboring Korea

  the common sense as a pamphlet written by thomas paine. it promoted the independence of the colonies from british rule. the distribution of this pamphlet was great, it reached people everywhere and it was even read aloud at places people met. it also unite the colonists before the revolutionary war.

answer is d

c. extended rights of citizenship to new groups