Which of the following characterizes Japanese colonial policies in Taiwan and Korea in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
a. Japanese colonialism was less harsh and exploitative than European colonialism
b. Japanese colonialism matched or exceeded the brutality of European colonialism
c. The Japanese granted colonial subjects the same rights and protections as Japanese subjects
d. The Japanese willingly relinquished their colonies once the colonies had industrialized
Ans: b. Japanese colonialism matched or exceeded the brutality of European colonialism
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