<span>D. The samurai and daimyo restored the emperor to power and worked to reform Japan.
Western influence interrupted Japanese culture and the overthrow of the Shogunate led to the Meiji Restoration.
The Meiji Restoration brought the emperor back to power along with a representative body called the Diet. The Meiji period focused on creating a modern country based on western principles. </span>
<span>some people wanted to keep there land claims</span>
Correct answer: C. Formation of secret alliances
The other items all fall more into the category of "immediate causes."
Explanation:
Pre-war alliances between European nations were made in secret and elevated diplomatic tensions within those governments. Or sometimes the fact that alliances were being made was announced publicly -- but the negotiations about the alliances were conducted behind closed doors. And often the terms of the alliances were kept secret, so that only the parties involved knew the full details. This business of conspiring and posturing in regard to alliances contributed to an attitude of escalating nervousness and tension as the nations of Europe maneuvered for strength over against their perceived adversaries. This was a fundamental problem that lay behind the ultimate outbreak of the Great War (as World War I was called at the time it occurred).
Answer: C. Serbs would not have tried to eliminate other groups
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