Key concepts japan’s imperialism gave it control of a. korea and manchuria. c. australia and taiwan. b. much of china. d. taiwan and korea. select the best answer from the choices provided

d. Taiwan and Korea.

Explanation:

After defeating China in their first war (1894-1895), Japan forced the Chinese empire to cede the island of Taiwan in 1895. And in 1910, the Japanese empire annexed Korea.  

d. Taiwan and Korea

Explanation:

Throughout much of its history, Japan was isolated from the West. However, in 1853, Japan began to get more involved in foreign affairs. With this came a policy of aggressive expansion. Japan's imperialism resembled that of many countries at the time. The country's efforts reaped some rewards, such as the acquisition of Taiwan in 1895 and Korea in 1905.

when in doubt choose c

it's what my teacher told my class when we were going into psats

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

explanation:

before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.