Complex sentence: Following the Boshin War in 1868, Okuma was placed in charge of foreign affairs for the new Meiji government, and was soon given an additional post as head of Japan's monetary reform program.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the Boshin War in 1868, Okuma was placed in charge of foreign affairs for the new Meiji government. He was soon given an additional post as head of Japan's monetary reform program.