Which of the Following Factors Did Not Shape Japan's Pursuit

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors did not shape Japan's pursuit of an overseas empire?

• A) the Tokugawa shogunate's desire for contact with Western culture
• B) vastly expanded legitimate foreign trade with China into and out of Shanghai and its proximity to Japan
• C) rapid growth of the whaling industry in the North Pacific brought Western ships into contact with Japanese ships and port cities
• D) the United States gaining control over the Pacific Coast of North America and the American West, both of which opened the door to increasing Asian migration and human trafficking.

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