*Will give medals and fan!* China and Japan turned away from contact with foreigners beginning in about 1450. Which was not a reason for doing this?

A. fear that Europeans would try to take power and control them
B. realization that their civilizations were backward and poor
C. desire to remain economically and culturally self-sufficient
D. determination to keep outsiders from changing traditional beliefs and practices

Question

*Will give medals and fan!* China and Japan turned away from contact with foreigners beginning in about 1450. Which was not a reason for doing this?
 
A. fear that Europeans would try to take power and control them
B. realization that their civilizations were backward and poor
C. desire to remain economically and culturally self-sufficient
D. determination to keep outsiders from changing traditional beliefs and practices