One factor that contributed to the spread of Progressive ideas during the late 19th century and early 20th century was "<span>D. increasing public awareness of political corruption and business abuses," since the main goal of the Progressives was to eliminate such corruption. </span>
Japan's seizure of European colonies in Asia led United States directly entering into World War II.
<u>Explanation:</u>
There was a cordial relationship between America and Japan when remained trading partners (America supplied Oil to Japan). Then tension started when Japan first expanded its territory over Manchuria in 1931.
It then tried to occupy China and that resulted in the Sino-Japanese war. France, British, and the U.S. were supplying goods to China during the war.
Japan's main goal was to capture Singapore. Also, it had plans on occupying Malay which was under British control. America asked to Japan to withdraw its conquest idea.
So it attacked Pearl Harbor (where military naval base was situated) to prevent the US from interfering its invasion. This attack on Pearl Harbor made the U.S. enter into WW II.
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German scientist Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912, but it was not widely accepted until the 1950s.