One reason the United States emerged from World War II a clear world power was that "<span>The United States suffered fewer casualties during the war," since the US had been protected from the conflict by the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. </span>
I believe the best answer for this would be D
Explanation: The Mandate of Heaven did not require a ruler to be of noble birth, and had no time limitations. Instead, rulers were expected to be good and just in order to keep the Mandate. The Zhou claimed that their rule was justified by the Mandate of Heaven. In other words, the Zhou believed that the Shang kings had become immoral with their excessive drinking, luxuriant living, and cruelty, and so had lost their mandate.
