B. 96 CE, but was also presumed to take reign 96-98 CE
It led to Japanese expansion into China--during the 1930s, Japan expanded their territory into mineral rich areas of Manchuria and then continued to invade China.
The goal of this expansion was to become a dominant world power as well as secure markets and resources the small island nation needed to become an industrial power.
Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb in 1879.
