Considering 'As the Tokugawa shoguns had feared, this opening of the floodgates of Western culture after such prolonged isolation had a traumatic effect on Japanese society.', is 'Opening of floodgates of Western culture after such prolonged isolation had a traumatic effect on Japanese society, as the Tokugawa shoguns had feared.' a statement that refutes it?
As the Tokugawa shoguns had feared, this opening of the floodgates of Western culture after such prolonged isolation had a traumatic effect on Japanese society.###Opening of floodgates of Western culture after such prolonged isolation had a traumatic effect on Japanese society, as the Tokugawa shoguns had feared.