The centerpiece of Sergei Witte's Russian industrial policy was
A. his plan to emancipate the serfs.
B. cooperative trading and intellectual exchange programs with the United States.
C. his attempt to copy the rapid industrialization carried out by the Japanese.
D. his plan to fund the construction of large factories, initially with money made from exporting opium.
E. a massive program of railway construction.
Answer: E
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