Why didn't the Hoover Administration respond more strongly to Japan's invasion of Manchuria? A. Many Americans believed Japan sh
ould be allowed to expand its power in Asia./ B. Because the United States was not a member of the League of Nations at the time, Hoover did not feel obligated to get involved./C. The government saw the Japanese as a potential ally after World War I and did not want to break diplomatic ties./D. Given the demands of the Depression, there was little money or will to support military action or a trade embargo.
The correct option is "D. Given the demands of the Depression, there was little money or will to support military action or a trade embargo."
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan began on September 19, 1931, immediately after the Mukden Incident. The Japanese occupation of Manchuria lasted until the end of the Second World War and would lead to the founding of the puppet state of Manchukuo.
