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Why Did the Satsuma Domain Ally with the Bakufu in 1863-1864

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Why did the Satsuma domain ally with the bakufu in 1863-1864?


A) Because Chōshū's attacks on foreigners were seen as a geopolitical miscalculation
B) Because Satsuma's lords were suspicious of Chōshū military power expansion in Kyushu
C) Because the Shimazu family and the Tokugawa had secured a marriage alliance
D) Because the emperor ordered the two groups to cooperate for the sake of Japan

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