Francis

Social Studies

4 September, 16:07

Which of these factors was NOT a major reason for Japan's expansion of its empire in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?

A) the need for a stable source of raw materials

B) the need to create a defensive buffer from China and Russia

C) direct competition with the United States for control of the region

D) a sense of ethnic and national superiority over countries in the region