Japan's imperialism was justified as a way to protect East Asia from the West. The idea was that only by taking advantage of its neighbors, could Japan become economically powerful. And this economic power, along with safety, became very important to the country, more so than maintaining traditional Asian values. Because it was considered so important, any action was justified in order to achieve it.
Answer:
<h2>b. It helped convince U.S. leaders to send american troops to fight in Europe.</h2>
Context/detail:
Public outrage in the US against the Germans had swept the nation a couple years earlier, following the sinking of the British ocean liner, Lusitania. A German U-boat (submarine) sank the Lusitania in May, 1915. Over 1,000 persons were killed, including more than 100 Americans.
Germany managed to stave off American entry into the war at that time by pledging to stop submarine attacks. But a couple years later they resumed such attacks. That was one factor that helped to convince the USA to enter the war. Then also there was the intercepted telegram (the "Zimmerman Telegram") that showed Germany was trying to secure Mexico as an ally against the United States. In April, 1917, the US declared war on Germany in response.
The correct answer would be "suppressing anti-Austrian groups and publications".
However, while Austria did not demand that Serbia "accept responsibility for the assassination" of the archduke, they did demand the Serbia accept an inquiry on the matter, despite the fact that they were already conducting an internal investigation. Serbia did not accept this condition.
Explanation:
a unitary system is lead by one governing system
federal gives authority to state and local systems
