C) Young men is best answer.
The League of Nations held a session to sternly condemn Italy for violating the sovereignty of Ethiopia, one of the only two genuinely independent African countries at the time (the other being (Liberia) and a boycott (ban) on the purchase of Italian goods by the country-members of the League was imposed on Italy, but this economic measure had no effect in the outcome of the Italian invasion which ended wit the full conquest of Ethiopia.
Economic:
desire to make money
to expand and control foreign trade
to create new markets for products
to acquire raw materials and cheap labor
to compete for investments and resources
to export industrial technology and transportation methods
Military:
To claim territory to create bases to protect the empire
to exercise military force
to use as a refuel and resupply area
to boost national pride and security
Political:
based on a nations desire to gain power
to compete with other european countries
to expand territory
to gain prestige by winning colonies
to boost national pride
Ideological:
based on cultural values such as the belief that the white race was superior
other cultures were "primitive"
social Darwinism
europeans should "civilize" peoples in other parts of the world
great nations will survive
Religious:
the desire to spread christianity
to protect european missionaries in other lands
to spread european values and moral beliefs
to educate peoples of other culture
to end slave trade in Africa
Exploratory:
the desire to explore "unknown" or uncharted territory
to conduct scientific research
to conduct medical searches for the causes and treatments of disease
to go on an adventure
to investigate unknown cultures
The basis of appeal for Homer Plessy was that the state law that allowed for segregated rail cars for black and white passengers violated the 14th amendment of the US Constitution. More specifically, Plessy argued that this violated the Equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.
In Justice Brown's opinion, he argues that the 14th amendment is not being violated in this scenario. This is because his interpretation of the 14th amendment is that this equal protection clause applies to the legal rights of an individual, not their social rights. In other words, Plessy is legally able to ride the railcar just like any other person. Therefor, the 14th amendment is not being violated.