Multiple choice

Economically, what enabled Japan to become a colonial power?

  1. Agricultural advances lead to increase population

  2. Trade wars with the U.S.

  3. Industrialization allowed Japan to build up its military

  4. irrigated several cash crops in British Colonies
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Japan's rapid industrialization during the Meiji period allowed it to build a modern military and economy. This strength enabled Japan to compete with Western powers and eventually become a colonial power itself.

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