Japanese imperial expansion in the late nineteenth century was primarily motivated by
A) the need for land for settlement by a growing population.
B) the desire to spread Buddhism to other lands.
C) resentment at the unequal treaties forced on them by the United States.
D) a long-standing rivalry between China and Japan.
E) All these answers are correct.
Answer: C) resentment at the unequal treaties forced on them by the United States.
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