The one option that was not one of the foundations of the Meiji Restoration was "<span>b. Turning Japan into a constitutional republic," since the goal of this movement was to restore practical imperial rule. </span>
<span>Herbert Hoover thought that
volunteerism would help turn the economy around because businesses and
individuals will have a greater chance to work together in order to end the
crisis. People who wants to work on something can easily work on it without the
process of job hiring, and that is why volunteerism, for Hoover is a best
strategy in facing the crisis.</span>
Action would have led to a war with the Western Allies.