Answer:
As a Dictator
Explanation:
Much of the rest of the world would come to see Stalin as strict. The exception is the US during WW2, in which Stalin was a useful asset to the American in the fight for europe. Of course, a city was named from him and he introduced many laws restricting the arts ("to prevent information leaks"), which made many countries suspicious.
The significance was that these allowed goods to be transported much faster than by horse. Canals allowed for things to be imported and exported much more easily.
The answer is a. Trade with other Asian nations
was a large reason for industrialization in Japan. Japan was now
entering a phase of modernization. It
was now making a shift to trade with other countries to boost its economy.
tbh it's been about a year since i studied this stuff in HS
so it is ether C or D but i think the best answer is D