Does '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.' neither support nor refute 'Opening of floodgates of Western culture after such prolonged isolation had a traumatic effect on Japanese society, as the Tokugawa shoguns had feared.', instead existing independently?
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.