I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. The result of the growing prosperity China experienced under the Song Dynasty would be that the size of the gentry grew. <span>As landholders and drafted government officials, the gentry considered themselves the leading members of society; gaining their cooperation and employment was essential for the county or provincial bureaucrat overburdened with official duties. </span>
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Meiji period beginnings 1868–1912. During the final days of the Tokugawa shogunate, the perceived threat of foreign encroachment, especially after the arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry and the signing of the Kanagawa Accord, led to increased prominence to the development of nationalist ideologies.
It was "Spain" that was blamed for the sinking of the USS Maine on February 15, 1898, since this was a major catalyst for the Spanish American War, and it was "Grover Cleveland" who did not <span>support the annexation of Hawaii to the United States, since they believed there was too little information available about the pros and cons. </span>
<span>D.He wrote the Declaration of Independence, which expressed support for natural rights and popular sovereignty.</span>
