The Main Cause of Japanese Expansionism Seems to Have Been

question 45

Multiple Choice

The main cause of Japanese expansionism seems to have been

• A)economic; Japan did not have the natural resources to sustain its industrialization and modernization.
• B)ideological; the Japanese believed they were racially superior.
• C)political; the Japanese needed foreign success to avert a revolution.
• D)personal; the emperor was solely responsible.
• E)the ultimate defeat of both China and the Soviet Union.

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