The answer is A. World War I. Japan grew during this time. Their economy flourished. They have started to expand their business and became an industrial nation. They were able to provide more materials for their factories.They pressured China by giving their 21 demands. They saw the war as an opportunity.
The people who benefited least from industrial expansion were the workers
He was originally negotiating with for access to the mouth of the Mississippi River in New Orleans. France was low on money at the time, and in need of a lot of money to fund more of Napoleon's battles - so France offered their ENTIRE Louisiana Territory instead of just New Orleans for only three cents an acre
Your answer would be B it was a short were in history