The answer is B:
<em>Japan's decepcion</em> is understood by the lines "..the Japonese goverment has <em>deliberately sought to deceive</em> the United States by <em>false statements</em> and expressions of hope for continued peace". <em>The aggressive stance</em> with <em>the sucessive attaks</em> were <em>agains</em>t Malaya, Hong Kong,Guan, Philippine Islands, Wake Island and Midway Island.
You would never know what the setting is,if the characters are not known and if the settings are unknown the story would have to turn to the theme or the plot. when the charaters are unknown the effect is losing place in the story. It might be confusing but if it help letme know!!
That is false. Hope I helped you :)