I think it would be B but not forsure
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Explanation:
In 1931, the Military took control of the Japanese government.
<u>This led to the Japanese forces becoming openly expansionist and authoritarian.</u>
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Expansionist leaders in Japan's military argued that building an empire was the only way to help the economy.
<u>They argued that the colonial enterprise of building an empire would be profitable. </u>
Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931, and in 1937 Japanese troops sacked the Chinese city of Nanking.
<u>The Chinese City of Nanking famously faced the brunt of looting and war crimes at the hands of Japanese. </u>