In the United States, sociology was first taught as an academic discipline at the University of Kansas in 1890, at the University of Chicago in 1892, and at Atlanta University in 1897.
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Answer: The notion that expansion through military conquest would solve Japan's economic problems gained currency during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was argued that the rapid growth of Japan's population—which stood at close to 65 million in 1930—necessitated large food imports.
Explanation:
Base on what i think, development is where a country advances itself.(what i think)
a shrinking population is beneficial in terms of job employment. lesser people-> lesser competition for jobs-> more people earning money for the country-> country spends lesser on helping those without jobs/financially unstable.
a shrinking population is harmful to development whereby the country has lesser people being born-> lesser “brains”/creative minds to help develop the country faster