B. Other two don't make sense.
The correct answer should be <span>B. feared encroaching European influence
They saw what China went through in its encounter with European forces and they didn't want for the same thing to happen to them. They also wanted to implement imperialistic policies as well and this was common at the time when everyone started spreading.</span>
Socrates comes a sustained inquiry into ethical matters—an orientation towards human living and the best life for human beings. With Plato comes one of the most creative and flexible ways of doing philosophy, which some have since attempted to imitate by writing philosophical dialogues covering topics still of interest today in ethics, political thought, metaphysics, and epistemology.
Because they were all about homes and Cities