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1. Which of the following factors would most affect the role of samurai in Japanese society?
(A) The period of relative peace and prosperity during the Edo period
(B) The expansion of required military service to include women
(C) The efforts of Christian missionaries to popularize Christianity
(D) The expansion of Japan's territorial claims into the Senkaku Islands