In addition to becoming a center of Western trade, Nagasaki provided a firm foothold in Japan for the Catholic Church today much revived after 250 years of brutal suppression under the Tokugawa shoguns.
Nagasaki served both as a center of Western trade a foothold for the Catholic Church.
mnli hypothesis: Nagasaki served both as a center of Western trade a foothold for the Catholic Church. premise: In addition to becoming a center of Western trade, Nagasaki provided a firm foothold in Japan for the Catholic Church today much revived after 250 years of brutal suppression under the Tokugawa shoguns.