The answer is D I believe
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Many former slaves still were unedumercated and needed to find jobs this lead to a legal form of work known as share cropping (tending to crops for a portion of the crop or a low wage pay)
Answer:
They wanted to secure islands in the pacific because they needed a ground to stand on and then they could invade Japan a little bit easier because then they could ship supplies easier therefore getting it done quicker.